Hi! This month I picked an unusual butterfly for BLG ~ Butterfly profile deco August.
Say hello to the Blue Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia) from the forests of South and South-East Asia. The Clipper is a fast flying butterfly named for its habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal.
The butterfly I am sharing with you today is the Old World Swallowtail. They are also commonly called the common yellow swallowtail or just "swallowtail". These beauties remind me of both grandmothers....they are now my butterflies :)
This is for the BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ August
The type of Butterfly I chose is the Behren's Silverspot Butterfly
Officially known as Speyeria zerene behrensii, the Behren's silverspot butterfly is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered. It is found mainly in California and Nevada, It is a medium-sized butterfly with a Wing span of approximately 5.5 cm (2.2 inches).
I hope you like the pics and gifs that I've chosen for you. The butterfly that I have chosen is the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta). This is my first butterfly swap and this butterfly looked very interesting.
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is black with white spots near the apex; forewing with red median band, hindwing with red marginal band. The winter form is smaller and duller, summer form larger and brighter with an interrupted forewing band.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 3 inches (4.5 - 7.6 cm).
Life History: The Red Admiral has a very erratic, rapid flight. Males perch, on ridgetops if available, in the afternoon to wait for females, who lay eggs singly on the tops of host plant leaves. Young caterpillars eat and live within a shelter of folded leaves; older caterpillars make a nest of leaves tied together with silk. Adults hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from March-October in the north, winters from October-March in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants of the nettle family (Urticaceae) including stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), tall wild nettle (U. gracilis), wood nettle (Laportea canadensis), false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica), pellitory (Parietoria pennsylvanica), mamaki (Pipturus albidus), and possibly hops (Humulus).
Adult Food: Red Admirals prefer sap flows on trees, fermenting fruit, and bird droppings; visiting flowers only when these are not available. Then they will nectar at common milkweed, red clover, aster, and alfalfa, among others.
Habitat: Moist woods, yards, parks, marshes, seeps, moist fields. During migrations, the Red Admiral is found in almost any habitat from tundra to subtropics.
Range: Guatemala north through Mexico and the United States to northern Canada; Hawaii, some Caribbean Islands, New Zealand, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia. Cannot survive coldest winters; most of North America must be recolonized each spring by southern migrants.
I have chosen the Monarch Butterfly to share with you. I love all of the butterflies but this one captures my earliest memories as a child.
Monarch butterflies are known for the incredible mass migration that brings millions of them to California and Mexico each winter. North American monarchs are the only butterflies that make such a massive journey—up to 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers). The insects must begin this journey each fall ahead of cold weather, which will kill them if they tarry too long.
An owl butterfly is a butterfly, in the genus Caligo, known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America
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Just received all the great postcards that you sent me for Get Something, Give Somethng Tag. Thank you!!!!
Thanks for the 3 postcards that you sent for Postcard Tag! They are all good ones for my collection.
Thank you so much for the stickers and the postcard for the Pick 2 tag! I especially love the cards with the famous people of the royal families!
Hi! This month I picked an unusual butterfly for BLG ~ Butterfly profile deco August.
Say hello to the Blue Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia) from the forests of South and South-East Asia. The Clipper is a fast flying butterfly named for its habit of flying with its wings flapping stiffly between the horizontal position and a few degrees below the horizontal.
Blue Clipper butterfly
Hugs and butterfly kisses, Traci (paperfilia)
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ August
The butterfly I am sharing with you today is the Old World Swallowtail. They are also commonly called the common yellow swallowtail or just "swallowtail". These beauties remind me of both grandmothers....they are now my butterflies :)
This is for the BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ August
The type of Butterfly I chose is the Behren's Silverspot Butterfly
Officially known as Speyeria zerene behrensii, the Behren's silverspot butterfly is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act as endangered. It is found mainly in California and Nevada, It is a medium-sized butterfly with a Wing span of approximately 5.5 cm (2.2 inches).
Mrytles Silverspot Butterfly
Callippe Silver Spot Butterfly
Oregon Silverspot Butterfly
Ann AKA Trader1244
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ August
I hope you like the pics and gifs that I've chosen for you. The butterfly that I have chosen is the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta). This is my first butterfly swap and this butterfly looked very interesting.
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is black with white spots near the apex; forewing with red median band, hindwing with red marginal band. The winter form is smaller and duller, summer form larger and brighter with an interrupted forewing band.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 3 inches (4.5 - 7.6 cm).
Life History: The Red Admiral has a very erratic, rapid flight. Males perch, on ridgetops if available, in the afternoon to wait for females, who lay eggs singly on the tops of host plant leaves. Young caterpillars eat and live within a shelter of folded leaves; older caterpillars make a nest of leaves tied together with silk. Adults hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from March-October in the north, winters from October-March in South Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants of the nettle family (Urticaceae) including stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), tall wild nettle (U. gracilis), wood nettle (Laportea canadensis), false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica), pellitory (Parietoria pennsylvanica), mamaki (Pipturus albidus), and possibly hops (Humulus).
Adult Food: Red Admirals prefer sap flows on trees, fermenting fruit, and bird droppings; visiting flowers only when these are not available. Then they will nectar at common milkweed, red clover, aster, and alfalfa, among others.
Habitat: Moist woods, yards, parks, marshes, seeps, moist fields. During migrations, the Red Admiral is found in almost any habitat from tundra to subtropics.
Range: Guatemala north through Mexico and the United States to northern Canada; Hawaii, some Caribbean Islands, New Zealand, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia. Cannot survive coldest winters; most of North America must be recolonized each spring by southern migrants.
Blessings,
Yvonne
BL- Butterfly Profile Deco -- August
I have chosen the Monarch Butterfly to share with you. I love all of the butterflies but this one captures my earliest memories as a child.
Monarch butterflies are known for the incredible mass migration that brings millions of them to California and Mexico each winter. North American monarchs are the only butterflies that make such a massive journey—up to 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers). The insects must begin this journey each fall ahead of cold weather, which will kill them if they tarry too long.
and I just had to throw in a cute animation!!
hugs to you
Debbie
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ August
By Sugardragon
:0) Happy swappin :0)
Speyeria zerene, the zerene fritillary, is a species of butterfly found in the western portions of the United States and Canada
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ August
Hope you like!! Enjoy! MichelleGG
An owl butterfly is a butterfly, in the genus Caligo, known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central, and South America