tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134030379767655605.post5342560603618267673..comments2023-06-14T09:54:29.112-04:00Comments on Things with Wings: Local ButterfliesDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15804215782785482027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134030379767655605.post-81144839182609113632013-08-22T19:44:03.636-04:002013-08-22T19:44:03.636-04:00Thanks, Nick! I'm going to look up Small Heat...Thanks, Nick! I'm going to look up Small Heath and see how it compares.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804215782785482027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134030379767655605.post-24810878267371329892013-08-19T07:47:50.299-04:002013-08-19T07:47:50.299-04:00Great Pictures Dawn. I imagine that the forewings ...Great Pictures Dawn. I imagine that the forewings of a butterfly tend to brish against leaves and grasses more than the rear wings, knocking scales off in the process. Certainly the forewings seem to become ragged more than the rear wings. I notice that a bird or something has taken a bite out of the tail of the swallowtail.<br />I wonder if your Common Ringlets are the same butterfly as our Small Heaths? They certainly look very similar.<br />I love your Eastern Tailed Blue. Little butterflies like that are so endearing.Nick Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431235724349702199noreply@blogger.com