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North American Butterflies and Moths (1 Viewer)

Surprised to see my first butterflies yesterday.It was sunny about 14'c when
I went for an afternoon walk.Seen dozens of Compton Tortoiseshell's who were
gathering around a tree stub.Two Mourning Cloaks and one Milbert's
Tortoiseshell hanging around thistle.And one what I think was a Eastern
Comma.
 

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Interesting variety of Painted Lady you have in Canada. Beautiful Mourning Cloak, I wish I get to see one this year!
 
Hi there, Darrell!!! :hi:

Just spotted this thread, loved seen some North American Butterflies, we don't see many in this Forum so it's great to see a report of sightings in your area. :t:

We have Mourning Cloaks in Europe (but we call it Camberwell Beauty here), and it's supposed to be found in my region but I've never seen one! :eek!: Lucky you, I'd love to spot it and take a picture, it's such a gorgeous Butterfly!!!

Hope to see more updates here soon, looking forward to more!!! :bounce:
 
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Thanks Marian,

Morning Cloaks are very beautiful but hard to photograph.Will post sightings as they come,might be a while though has turned wintery here again!As you can see from previous post new at butterflies lot to learn but having lots of fun iding and photographing them.

Darrell
 
Saw four butterflies today, all distant, but one was identifiable as mourning cloak and another was probably milbert's tortoiseshell.
 
Lately I have been seeing Gulf Fritillaries (Agraulis vanillae), Buckeyes (Junonia coenia), sulphurs, probably Orange (Colias eurytheme), Fiery Skippers (Hylephila phyleus), Monarchs (Danaus plexippus), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), earlier this year I have seen many Red Admirals (Vanessa atalanta), Pearl Crescents (Phyciodes tharos), ladies (vanessa sp.), Gray Hairstreaks (Strymon melinus), Cabbage Whites (Pieris rapae), etc. :gh:
 
Seen a Mourning Cloak yesterday while biking and the day before a Eastern Comma sunning on a log,was about to get a photo when I heard a group of Brewer's Blackbirds calling in an nearby bush.When I looked back the butterfly was gone.Am I birder or a butterflier going to get a lot more crowded out there!;)
 
borealowl47 said:
Seen a Mourning Cloak yesterday while biking and the day before a Eastern Comma sunning on a log,was about to get a photo when I heard a group of Brewer's Blackbirds calling in an nearby bush.When I looked back the butterfly was gone.Am I birder or a butterflier going to get a lot more crowded out there!;)
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LOL, Darrell, I know the feeling, it's hard to attend two subjects at the same time!!! o:D

Fingers crossed for a next occasion without Brewer's Blackbirds! ;) :-O

Cheers!!! B :)
 
Seen a blue,a white and a sulpher on Friday.Can't give exact identification was not expecting to see any butterflies,was birding.:eek!:
 
borealowl47 said:
Seen a blue,a white and a sulpher on Friday.Can't give exact identification was not expecting to see any butterflies,was birding.:eek!:
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Yeah, I don't really pay attention to butterflies during migration either...
Have seen some kind of black swallowtail recently along with loads of cabbage whites, and a few blues.
 
Plenty of butterflies (and odes) around recently:

Black Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Clouded Sulphur
Cabbage White
Silvery Blue
Common Ringlet
American Lady
Mourning Cloak
Question Mark
Juvenal's Duskywing
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Hobomok Skipper
 
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