ID Help: Blue-Green "dragonfly" and yellow "butterfly" (Yreka, CA, USA) (1 Viewer)

CalvinFold

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• May 25, 2016

• #1

ID Help: Blue-Green "dragonfly" and yellow "butterfly" (Yreka, CA, USA)

Taken at Greenhorn Park, Yreka, CA.

A little ID help would be appreciated. I can barely half-ID birds; bugs elude me. But I'll photograph any animal that will hold still for the camera...the natural world is just too fascinating a place not to.

1. A yellow butterfly/moth.
2. Blue-Green dragonfly/damselfly.

 

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ApusApus

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• May 25, 2016

• #2

The Butterfly is a Western Tiger Swallowtail Pterourus rutulus.


Shane

 

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Adrian_P

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• May 26, 2016

• #3

And the damselfly is a Pacific Forktail (Ischnura cervula)

Adrian

 

CalvinFold

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• May 27, 2016

• #4

I'm a sucker for swallowtails, and getting a clear photo of a damselfly was a nice bonus. I'm not a huge "bug lover" but I do enjoy the challenge of photographing these small, nigh tiny, members of the animal kingdom.

Thank you for the help with the insect IDs!

 

Last edited: May 27, 2016