Hello everyone,
I am not at all a bird, butterfly, or moth expert, and I was hoping to reach out to this forum for your collective expertise. I would like to get a meaningful tattoo soon. When my childhood dog (a Black Russian Terrier) passed away, I went for a walk, and upon passing a small but lush creek, a black butterfly flew next to me. Or so I thought. Now, when I Google images of black butterflies that live in Southwestern Ontario, the only results show Black Swallowtails and other butterflies that are black, but still have some colouration. The one that I saw was brilliantly black. It even shone. I think it may have been a little fuzzy around its head, too. This happened a year ago, in the Summer.
Was this a butterfly that didn't show on a basic Google search? Was it a moth? A melanic butterfly?
If you have any thoughts, do let me know. :scribe:
I am not at all a bird, butterfly, or moth expert, and I was hoping to reach out to this forum for your collective expertise. I would like to get a meaningful tattoo soon. When my childhood dog (a Black Russian Terrier) passed away, I went for a walk, and upon passing a small but lush creek, a black butterfly flew next to me. Or so I thought. Now, when I Google images of black butterflies that live in Southwestern Ontario, the only results show Black Swallowtails and other butterflies that are black, but still have some colouration. The one that I saw was brilliantly black. It even shone. I think it may have been a little fuzzy around its head, too. This happened a year ago, in the Summer.
Was this a butterfly that didn't show on a basic Google search? Was it a moth? A melanic butterfly?
If you have any thoughts, do let me know. :scribe: