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Looking At Insects. #19 Butterfly.
Hi once again everyone! I hope you are enjoying your Saturday.
Today we have another butterfly to share, this one is the “Macoun’s Arctic” butterfly. And this is the winter form for this butterfly. There is also a summer form and the color is a bit different. This picture was taken in the spring after this one came out of hibernation, so it was still the winter form which comes out in the fall, then it hibernates over winter. It is one of those butterflies that sits with its wings closed so its orange coloring only shows nicely when it is flying. It likes open clearings, open pine forests (especially jack pine), trails, roadsides and rocky ridges. This is a biennial butterfly, which means, in our area, they show up on even numbered years only. So we will not see them again until 2024. Well, have a wonderful weekend everyone and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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What a gift to see this butterfly every 2 years! Have a blessed weekend!
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Yes indeed! I never even knew things like that happened until identifying this butterfly. Have a great weekend as well!😊😺🦋
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Wow that’s ana amazing fact about this butterfly 🦋. Appearing only on even years, how amazing! Thanks for sharing us this information 😍
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Thank you Simon! Yes, it is amazing, something I didn’t know until identifying this butterfly! Makes it special to see it this year!😊😻🦋
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😍😍that’s right.. a special one 😍
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Great picture!! I learn something from everyone of your posts🦋
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Thank you so much Dusty! Glad you enjoy them!😊😻🦋📷
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I did very much! 😁
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😁😺🦋📷
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That butterfly was gorgeous!😍
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Looked even nicer flying around!
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I would say.. especially with it’s wings open so you can see all of the colors!
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Yep, with some butterflies it’s the only way to see the best of their colors, except to capture and kill them.🤔📷🦋
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Well… that’s not very nice!! I like pictures instead! No harm to them and they can last forever!!😁
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Yes, I prefer to collect pictures of them!😁🦋📷
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So how do they know what year it is? Do they have a New Year’s celebration that announces, NOT this year!? 😂. Come back in 12 months?
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That is quite amazing, and why even years and not odd years instead? But perhaps their little cell phones have calendars?😂😹🦋
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How beautiful! The butterfly looks as if it is dressed in autumn colors. 😸🦋🍂 🍁☕️☕️
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Yes, it would make a good autumn butterfly, though this one was here earlier this spring.😊😺🦋📷
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