Friday, August 31, 2012

Great Spangled Fritillary

The butterflies around my own yard are looking raggedy and not very photogenic, so at lunch I knew I'd have to head out to search for them somewhere else.  I stopped at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, MA to check out their butterfly bushes.  Bingo!  Their butterflies were fresh and beautiful, and I had a nice view of a Great Spangled Fritillary!  I haven't seen too many of them this year compared to last year.  I do have one hanging around my yard that is tattered and torn, so I will show you both for comparison purposes!

  Great Spangled Fritillary
"pageant winner"

Great Spangled Fritillary
"rough around the edges"

 Red Admiral

 Monarch

 Painted Lady

 Monarch

 Painted Lady

 Painted Lady

 Monarch

 Great Spangled Fritillary

Monarch

 
Great Spangled Fritillary

Painted Lady

Enough!!!  I had trouble selecting which ones to post!  (You knew that already if you scrolled down this far!)


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