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@cheriere 

There are 2 guidebooks I used to help ID the butterflies:

 

Peterson's First Guides - 'Butterflies and Moths' - Paul A Opler

 

Peterson's Fiurst Guides -'Eastern Butterflies' - Paul A Opler/Vichai Malikul

 

HTH you or anyone else interested Smiley Happy

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Oh my! Just exquisite.

 

@cheriere please enter this in a photography contest. Too beautiful not to share with the world.

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@Susan Louise wrote:

@cheriere  Such a lovely pic of a Tiger Swallowtail!

Here's a pic I took a few years ago of a Regal Fritillary...

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I've never seen this butterfly!  Just beautiful thank you for sharing.

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A butterfly landed and stayed on my son's hands.and stayed for a while

a few years back.

 

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@threecees,

I love this! My daughter had the same thing happen-a magical moment.Heart I have the picture framed.

Thanks for posting that wonderful moment!

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@cheriere,

Just wanted to say hi and thank you again for all your incredible pictures and interesting information about them, most I have never seen or heard of.

Thinking of you and wishing you and your mom (and dad) well!Heart 

We have a very large black/dark blue butterfly that likes to hang around the pool. Makes me think of you and the butterflies you postedSmiley Happy

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@threecees  That's a really beautiful photo of a monarch butterfly that landed on your son's hand Smiley HappyHeart! Thank you for sharing that photo Smiley Very Happy.  I love Monarch butterflies- I remember one flew in and got stuck behind a window shade in my room a few years ago, so I lifted the shade and put an index card up to the monarch butterfly and it crawled onto the index card and I put the index card on the ledge of the open window and tha monarch flew away into the sky. They're beautiful creatures! 

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@Susan Louise  That's a beautiful picture of a Regal Fritillary butterfly that you took Smiley HappyHeart- I love how its so nicely framed by the purple glowers that its standing on. Great photo! 

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@cheriere  Lovely photo, Cheriere! Such a beautiful photo of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail- I love it's huge patterned yellow wings! Its really enjoying that beutiful pink flower in your garden.  I hope you're enjoying your Fall season! I've made apple cider, gingersnaps, and oatmeal raisin cookies to celebrate the Fall season so far Smiley Happy.

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@cheriere wrote:

@monicakm wrote:

That's stunning @cheriere !  Was this taken with your phone or a dedicated camera?


Thank you so much.😃❤️

I don't have a camera, so all are taken with my iPhone.


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Hi @cheriere Woman Very Happy

 

That pic was taken with a Cell Phone???

Dang, girl, I can even see the Butterfly's finger/toe nails!  Woman Happy

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