Steve`s Country
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Looking At Insects. #17 Butterfly.
Good Monday morning everyone!
Well, here we are with another butterfly to enjoy. This one is called “Orange Sulphur”. It is quite a bright yellow/orange color on top which shows through nicely in the sunlight. It is also the same color underneath, but not so bright. Unfortunately this butterflies rarely sit with spread wings, they prefer to keep their wings closed. So it is impossible to get a nice picture of them. However, they do look beautiful underneath anyway.
Females are generally paler than the males and often can be white or nearly white. They were originally just a southern species but have spread northward into our area which is nice. They can have up to 3 broods per summer and overwinter as a chrysalis. They are common from May to October. Adults feed at many different wildflowers, such as the tansy this one is feeding at. Caterpillars feed mainly on white clovers and vetches. Have a great day everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
©2022 Steve McLeod.
Steve`s Country 
Magnificent Picture!!😍 Gorgeous Butterfly 🦋 Thanks for sharing!😁😊
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Thank you Dusty! I got several nice pics of this butterfly, though I did have to follow it around a bit!😁📷🌞🦋
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The best of anything is worth the case! It was a marvelous picture 📸
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Sometimes a little less chasing is nice too😁📷🦋
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Yes… I could agree with that completely! But it’s the chase that makes the satisfaction more worthwhile!😁😊
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I agree, it does make it fun too, unless I miss the shot after a long chase!😂😹📷
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Helps you concentrate 😉 😂😂
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Interesting that it’s attract to a flower the same colour
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Yes, most of the flowers it feeds on have at least some yellow or orange on them.😊📷🦋
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Awesome Shot 😎 Your angle added more beauty to it.. 😍❣️
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Thank you very much Simon!😊😻📷🦋
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Another beauty I have never seen ! Info is a good read ! 🙂😻☕️☕️📷🦋
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So glad you enjoyed this one!😊😻📷🦋
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