BUTTERFLIES

ORDER LEPIDOPTERA

Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterflies. Members of the order are referred to as lepidopterans. A person
who collects or studies this order is referred to as a lepidopterist. This order has more than 180,000 species.
in 128 families and 47 superfamilies. The name is derived from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (scale) and πτερόν (wing).

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ALL PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF LIVE BUTTERFLIES IN THE WILD AND IN NO WAY MANIPULATED OR POSED.

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:: SWALLOWTAILS ::
:: BRUSHFOOTS ::
:: LADIES and ADMIRALS ::

:: FRITILLARIES ::
:: CRESCENTS and CHECKERSPOTS ::
:: SATYRS ::

:: HAIRSTREAKS ::
:: BLUES, COPPERS and HARVESTER ::
:: AZURES and ELFINS ::

:: WHITES and SULPHURS ::
:: SPREADWING SKIPPERS ::
:: SACHEM, HOBOMOK, ZABULON SKIPPERS ::

:: LEAST, EUROPEAN, DUN and WHIRLABOUT SKIPPERS ::
:: TAWNY EDGED, SWARTHY and FIERY SKIPPERS ::
:: CROSSLINE, PECK'S, and LITTLE GLASSYWING SKIPPERS ::

:: MISC SKIPPERS ::

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Dee McDonald 20-Jul-2011 01:26
Hello Bob,
My name is Dee McDonald and I am a watercolor artist interesting in using one of your
bird images to paint a picture. I would be happy to send you examples of a few of my paintings so you can see the quality of my work. I am a Grandmother who paints birds and sells them two days a week at a local Farmers Market in Olympia Wa. I do not have the money to pay you out right but if you would accept the artist's proof as payment that would be wonderful. Please e-mail me at deemcdonaldolympia@yahoo.com
Thank You for your time.... Dee

Guest 23-Apr-2010 21:51
Beautiful Butterfly Gallery, garden and art!

Janie 27-Jun-2009 01:40
Thank you so much for a gallery of such beauty. I recently discovered inch-long black (at first) catepillars on dill plants, and as they got bigger, they were identified as black swallowtails. The last count as of 6/26/09 was 14 -- all different sizes, and with each new day I seem to find one, two or three more. It's quite exciting! When reports of heavy rains and wind were expected, I transplanted some of the dill into pots for the catepillars and brought them under cover for protection. They continued feasting on the dill and are such a joy to watch. Alas, they will be back outdoors soon to feast on the remaining dill plants, and God-willing take to the air one fine day.

Fay Stout 29-Jul-2008 01:46
Incredible gallery. Fascinated by morphing from caterpillar to butterfly. I must show this to my grandbaby... he will be so impressed. You are so good to label everything. I have not done that. I look in books and many times am unsure because there are so many minute differences. Your galleries are an education. I so much appreciate what you have done! V!

LC Goh 30-May-2008 11:28
Wonderful galleries. Wished I can see these butts over here.

Guest 06-Oct-2007 20:06
You are Master of butterflies pictures too.
I have spent many hours on the Polish meadows runing for butterflies -http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/index.php?str=200&pokaz=51&lg=en

Karthik Raja 18-Jul-2007 03:30
The ULTIMATE butterfly gallery on Pbase. Love it! Vote!
Here's my humble collection...http://www.pbase.com/yardbird/favorites_themes_butterflies
I've added this gallery to my Butterflies topic. Hope you don't mind.
Thanks

Guest 18-Jul-2007 01:54
Such an impressive gallery! Definitely the makings of a field guide. Your knowledge is incredible.

photokhan 09-Dec-2006 19:52
The theme is a well chosen one and the captures are fascinating. Great!
PK

Marius Nistor 05-Sep-2006 19:18
Impressive gallery! Keep on the great work! GMV

John Dicus 17-Jun-2006 17:59
Great butterfly galleries here. Very nice work. And thanks for putting in some larval host and species ID information. Keep up the great work.

Guest 16-Dec-2004 12:00
Nice gallery. In fact you have many stunning pictures.

Cheers

Col

http://www.pbase.com/colind/butterflies_in_asia

Jim Huddle 13-Dec-2004 00:30
Wonderful shots! I live next door in Adams County and you have done an outstanding job capturing local wildlife. Makes me wish I had more time myself to get out and shoot.

Guest 06-Oct-2004 23:50
Absolutely amazing stuff Bob! You continue to amaze me with your fabnulous photgraphy! Donna

Guest 21-Aug-2004 09:33
Great butterfly pics. It is nice to see butterflies from other parts of the world. I have some butterfly images at:

http://www.pbase.com/wes_armour/sd9butterflies and at:

http://www.pbase.com/wes_armour/butterflies

drop by sometime!

Thanks,

Wes.

Guest 20-Aug-2004 22:18
Very nice job!
I do the same as you with a Fujifilm Finepix S602
You can find some gallery's abouth butterflies at

http://www.pbase.com/augvlinders
http://www.pbase.com/koninginnepagemetra/koninginnepage
http://www.pbase.com/augna/pijlstaarten

Fabienne 11-Jul-2004 20:22
que de beauté et de couleurs dans votre galerie, c'est très beau

Guest 03-Aug-2003 02:23
Excellent collection of butterflies and moths. You must have put in a lot of hours trying to capture such a variety.

v/r Ken W.

Aurora Vanderbosch 24-Jul-2003 00:20
These are lovely, Bob! :-) Makes me feel a bit shame-faced, though, when I think of my butterfly gallery...since I had the advantage of a buttefly park--while you are obviously capturing them "in the wild"! :-)

Cindy Mead 14-Mar-2003 01:37
outstanding photos Bob- enjoyed all of your galleries and have added you to my favorites list- good work!

Guest 24-Jan-2003 13:17
Great pictures, and when you re-take them with the CP4500 they'll be awesome! I'll have to check back when the weather warms up. I love the macro setting on the Nikon coolpix swivel body cameras (I have a CP995)I think Nikon did a great job in that department. I think they have a new attachment (sort of a flash replacement) for macro photography in poorly illuminated areas too!

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:: SWALLOWTAILS ::	:: BRUSHFOOTS ::	:: LADIES and ADMIRALS ::
:: FRITILLARIES ::	:: CRESCENTS and CHECKERSPOTS ::	:: SATYRS ::
:: HAIRSTREAKS ::	:: BLUES, COPPERS and HARVESTER ::	:: AZURES and ELFINS ::
:: WHITES and SULPHURS ::	:: SPREADWING SKIPPERS ::	:: SACHEM, HOBOMOK, ZABULON SKIPPERS ::
:: LEAST, EUROPEAN, DUN and WHIRLABOUT SKIPPERS ::	:: TAWNY EDGED, SWARTHY and FIERY SKIPPERS ::	:: CROSSLINE, PECK'S, and LITTLE GLASSYWING SKIPPERS ::
:: MISC SKIPPERS ::

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Dee McDonald		20-Jul-2011 01:26
Hello Bob, My name is Dee McDonald and I am a watercolor artist interesting in using one of your bird images to paint a picture. I would be happy to send you examples of a few of my paintings so you can see the quality of my work. I am a Grandmother who paints birds and sells them two days a week at a local Farmers Market in Olympia Wa. I do not have the money to pay you out right but if you would accept the artist's proof as payment that would be wonderful. Please e-mail me at deemcdonaldolympia@yahoo.com Thank You for your time.... Dee

Guest		23-Apr-2010 21:51
Beautiful Butterfly Gallery, garden and art!

Janie		27-Jun-2009 01:40
Thank you so much for a gallery of such beauty. I recently discovered inch-long black (at first) catepillars on dill plants, and as they got bigger, they were identified as black swallowtails. The last count as of 6/26/09 was 14 -- all different sizes, and with each new day I seem to find one, two or three more. It's quite exciting! When reports of heavy rains and wind were expected, I transplanted some of the dill into pots for the catepillars and brought them under cover for protection. They continued feasting on the dill and are such a joy to watch. Alas, they will be back outdoors soon to feast on the remaining dill plants, and God-willing take to the air one fine day.

Fay Stout		29-Jul-2008 01:46
Incredible gallery. Fascinated by morphing from caterpillar to butterfly. I must show this to my grandbaby... he will be so impressed. You are so good to label everything. I have not done that. I look in books and many times am unsure because there are so many minute differences. Your galleries are an education. I so much appreciate what you have done! V!

LC Goh		30-May-2008 11:28
Wonderful galleries. Wished I can see these butts over here.

Guest		06-Oct-2007 20:06
You are Master of butterflies pictures too. I have spent many hours on the Polish meadows runing for butterflies -http://www.fotoplatforma.pl/index.php?str=200&pokaz=51&lg=en

Karthik Raja		18-Jul-2007 03:30
The ULTIMATE butterfly gallery on Pbase. Love it! Vote! Here's my humble collection...http://www.pbase.com/yardbird/favorites_themes_butterflies I've added this gallery to my Butterflies topic. Hope you don't mind. Thanks

Guest		18-Jul-2007 01:54
Such an impressive gallery! Definitely the makings of a field guide. Your knowledge is incredible.

photokhan		09-Dec-2006 19:52
The theme is a well chosen one and the captures are fascinating. Great! PK

Marius Nistor		05-Sep-2006 19:18
Impressive gallery! Keep on the great work! GMV

John Dicus		17-Jun-2006 17:59
Great butterfly galleries here. Very nice work. And thanks for putting in some larval host and species ID information. Keep up the great work.

Guest		16-Dec-2004 12:00
Nice gallery. In fact you have many stunning pictures. Cheers Col http://www.pbase.com/colind/butterflies_in_asia

Jim Huddle		13-Dec-2004 00:30
Wonderful shots! I live next door in Adams County and you have done an outstanding job capturing local wildlife. Makes me wish I had more time myself to get out and shoot.

Guest		06-Oct-2004 23:50
Absolutely amazing stuff Bob! You continue to amaze me with your fabnulous photgraphy! Donna

Guest		21-Aug-2004 09:33
Great butterfly pics. It is nice to see butterflies from other parts of the world. I have some butterfly images at: http://www.pbase.com/wes_armour/sd9butterflies and at: http://www.pbase.com/wes_armour/butterflies drop by sometime! Thanks, Wes.

Guest		20-Aug-2004 22:18
Very nice job! I do the same as you with a Fujifilm Finepix S602 You can find some gallery's abouth butterflies at http://www.pbase.com/augvlinders http://www.pbase.com/koninginnepagemetra/koninginnepage http://www.pbase.com/augna/pijlstaarten

Fabienne		11-Jul-2004 20:22
que de beauté et de couleurs dans votre galerie, c'est très beau

Guest		03-Aug-2003 02:23
Excellent collection of butterflies and moths. You must have put in a lot of hours trying to capture such a variety. v/r Ken W.

Aurora Vanderbosch		24-Jul-2003 00:20
These are lovely, Bob! :-) Makes me feel a bit shame-faced, though, when I think of my butterfly gallery...since I had the advantage of a buttefly park--while you are obviously capturing them "in the wild"! :-)

Cindy Mead		14-Mar-2003 01:37
outstanding photos Bob- enjoyed all of your galleries and have added you to my favorites list- good work!

Guest		24-Jan-2003 13:17
Great pictures, and when you re-take them with the CP4500 they'll be awesome! I'll have to check back when the weather warms up. I love the macro setting on the Nikon coolpix swivel body cameras (I have a CP995)I think Nikon did a great job in that department. I think they have a new attachment (sort of a flash replacement) for macro photography in poorly illuminated areas too!