BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Dec
I typed in red and green butterflies in Google Images and came up with the Imperial Sunstreak Butterfly! ;-)
Hope you enjoy these different and frilly butterflies I selected for December!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS &
BLESSINGS TO YOU & YOURS!
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I hope you like the pics that I've chosen for you!
This month I've chosen the Orange Sulfur butterfly.
Orange Sulphur (also called Colias eurytheme).
Also known as the Alfalfa Butterfly.
Identification:
Wingspan: 1 5/8 2 3/8". Orange yellow to rich orange on all upperwing surfaces (compare with lemon yellow upperwings in Clouded Sulphur). Black borders of upperwings solid in male; punctuated with yellow spots on forewing of female. Albinistic females (form "alba") are inseparable in the field from the "alba" form of the Clouded Sulphur.
Distribution:
British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south throughout the continent to southern Mexico. Resident throughout New England. Formerly resident only west of the Appalachians, but with felling of the eastern forests in the nineteenth century and the subsequent planting/spread of vast acreages of suitable larval food plants, the species spread rapidly east and northeast from the late 1800‘s on.
Status in Massachusetts:
Virtually unknown in New England in Scudder‘s time, with five regional and two Massachusetts records, all of single specimens. It began to become common in the state in the 1930‘s. On Martha‘s Vineyard "the observed change to its present status of an abundant resident species dates from 1930." (Kimball and Jones, 1943). Today, it is ubiquitous statewide. Maximum: 350+, 20-21 August 1994, Katama, Martha‘s Vineyard (Dukes Co.).
Flight Period in Massachusetts:
Three overlapping broods, with individuals typically on the wing from mid May to early October. Extreme dates: 16 April 1991, Foxboro (Norfolk Co.), B. Cassie; and 26 December 1994, Martha‘s Vineyard (Dukes Co.), W. Keith.
Larval Food Plants:
Various herbaceous legumes (Scott, 1986 lists eighteen genera), both native and introduced. Favorite hosts are Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), White Clover (Trifolium repens), White Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba), and vetches (Vicia, sp.).
Adult Food Sources:
Found on 38 species during the Atlas period. Virtually all available flowers utilized, from Common Winter Cress in May to late flowering asters in fall. Seventy at the Naval Air Station in South Weymouth on 3 August 1988 were all nectaring at Queen Anne‘s Lace and goldenrods.
Habitat:
Open meadows and pastures at all elevations.
Life Cycle:
EGG: Whitish, turning crimson; spindle shaped. OVIPOSITION: Eggs laid singly on upper surface of host plant leaf. LARVA: Dark green, with lateral whitish stripes. CHRYSALIS: Green, with yellow and black markings. OVERWINTERING STAGE: Chrysalis.
In May, when the days warm sufficiently, the first of the species begin to emerge from the pupa. Populations of the Orange Sulphur are normally low during spring and early summer and build to maximum size in late summer. During mate seeking flights, males patrol low over suitable open habitat. Actually, males of both Orange and Clouded Sulphurs may pursue the female Orange Sulphur, which uses visual and chemical clues to sort out potential partners. Male Orange Sulphurs reflect ultraviolet from the upper wing surfaces, while male Clouded Sulphurs absorb it. Since butterflies can see UV, males of the two species are readily distinguishable by the butterflies, and most female Orange Sulphurs ignore male Clouded Sulphurs on the basis of their UV wing pattern (Silberglied and Taylor, 1973, 1978). In addition, the two species possess different pheromones and that of the Orange Sulphur male uniquely signals the female to lower her abdomen for mating. Hybridization occurs when Clouded Sulphur populations reach very high densities and female Orange Sulphurs are overwhelmed by numbers of male Clouded Sulphurs or when female Orange Sulphurs have just emerged from the chrysalis and their ability to discern the differences between the two species is insufficiently developed (Scott, 1986). Larvae feed mainly at night. They are an economic pest in parts of the species‘ range.
I hope you enjoyed learning about this beautiful butterfly.
I hope you like the pics that I've chosen for you!
Tiny grass blue butterfly.
Tiny Grass Blue, scientific name Zizula hylax, is known to be the second smallest butterfly seen in India.
There is only one species of butterfly known to be the smaller than this, and that is Grass Jewel or Freyeria trochylus. There is just about 1 mm difference between the wingspans of both; Zizula hylax is about 16 mm and Freyeria trochylus is about 15 mm.
Giant owl butterfly.
Animal's Behavior
Owl butterflies (Caligo eurilochus) are nocturnal and rest at the midrib of the leaves during day, sometimes in groups.
Eating Habits
Juices of fermenting fruits and a wide variety of nectar plants
Range
Mexico, through Central America, to the Amazon River basin in South America
Animal Facts
Commonly called owl butterflies, after their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes
Blue swallowtail butterfly (rare).
Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail,[1][2] is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. The butterflies are black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests.[3] The black or red caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species, making them poisonous as both larvae and adults, while the adults feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers.
The upper surface of the hindwings are an iridescent blue or blue green with pale, arrowhead markings. Males have brighter metallic regions than females. The underside of the hindwing has seven orange submarginal spots surrounded by iridescent blue. Both surfaces of the forewings are black or dull blackish brown. Individuals of the Northern California subspecies, Battus philenor hirsuta, are smaller and hairier. Pipevine swallowtails can have a wingspan to up to  3 1â„2 inches (89 mm). Battus philenor can usually be found in fields, meadows, gardens, parks, open woods, roadsides and stream sides.
I hope you enjoyed learning about these "somewhat different butterflies"!
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APDG 💙💚💛â¤ï¸ðŸ’œ Lottsa Hearts! ;-)
Hello, Partners have not been assigned yet BUT I pretty much figured I have to send to everyone who joined the swap I love hearts
BL ~ A Somewhat Different Butterfly Swap #3
An image from Butterfly World Coconut Creek Broward County Florida
I haven't looked it up, I was looking for the most colourful butterfly in the world and this one came up.
The next two are not real but they are really pretty
photo-shopped by zayix.deviantart.com
photo-shopped by MarchBreeze
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Dec
I typed in red and green butterflies in Google Images and came up with the Imperial Sunstreak Butterfly! ;-)
Hope you enjoy these different and frilly butterflies I selected for December!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS &
BLESSINGS TO YOU & YOURS!
cc
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Dec.
I hope you like the pics that I've chosen for you!
This month I've chosen the Orange Sulfur butterfly.
Orange Sulphur (also called Colias eurytheme).
Also known as the Alfalfa Butterfly.
Identification:
Wingspan: 1 5/8 2 3/8". Orange yellow to rich orange on all upperwing surfaces (compare with lemon yellow upperwings in Clouded Sulphur). Black borders of upperwings solid in male; punctuated with yellow spots on forewing of female. Albinistic females (form "alba") are inseparable in the field from the "alba" form of the Clouded Sulphur.
Distribution:
British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south throughout the continent to southern Mexico. Resident throughout New England. Formerly resident only west of the Appalachians, but with felling of the eastern forests in the nineteenth century and the subsequent planting/spread of vast acreages of suitable larval food plants, the species spread rapidly east and northeast from the late 1800‘s on.
Status in Massachusetts:
Virtually unknown in New England in Scudder‘s time, with five regional and two Massachusetts records, all of single specimens. It began to become common in the state in the 1930‘s. On Martha‘s Vineyard "the observed change to its present status of an abundant resident species dates from 1930." (Kimball and Jones, 1943). Today, it is ubiquitous statewide. Maximum: 350+, 20-21 August 1994, Katama, Martha‘s Vineyard (Dukes Co.).
Flight Period in Massachusetts:
Three overlapping broods, with individuals typically on the wing from mid May to early October. Extreme dates: 16 April 1991, Foxboro (Norfolk Co.), B. Cassie; and 26 December 1994, Martha‘s Vineyard (Dukes Co.), W. Keith.
Larval Food Plants:
Various herbaceous legumes (Scott, 1986 lists eighteen genera), both native and introduced. Favorite hosts are Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), White Clover (Trifolium repens), White Sweet Clover (Melilotus alba), and vetches (Vicia, sp.).
Adult Food Sources:
Found on 38 species during the Atlas period. Virtually all available flowers utilized, from Common Winter Cress in May to late flowering asters in fall. Seventy at the Naval Air Station in South Weymouth on 3 August 1988 were all nectaring at Queen Anne‘s Lace and goldenrods.
Habitat:
Open meadows and pastures at all elevations.
Life Cycle:
EGG: Whitish, turning crimson; spindle shaped. OVIPOSITION: Eggs laid singly on upper surface of host plant leaf. LARVA: Dark green, with lateral whitish stripes. CHRYSALIS: Green, with yellow and black markings. OVERWINTERING STAGE: Chrysalis. In May, when the days warm sufficiently, the first of the species begin to emerge from the pupa. Populations of the Orange Sulphur are normally low during spring and early summer and build to maximum size in late summer. During mate seeking flights, males patrol low over suitable open habitat. Actually, males of both Orange and Clouded Sulphurs may pursue the female Orange Sulphur, which uses visual and chemical clues to sort out potential partners. Male Orange Sulphurs reflect ultraviolet from the upper wing surfaces, while male Clouded Sulphurs absorb it. Since butterflies can see UV, males of the two species are readily distinguishable by the butterflies, and most female Orange Sulphurs ignore male Clouded Sulphurs on the basis of their UV wing pattern (Silberglied and Taylor, 1973, 1978). In addition, the two species possess different pheromones and that of the Orange Sulphur male uniquely signals the female to lower her abdomen for mating. Hybridization occurs when Clouded Sulphur populations reach very high densities and female Orange Sulphurs are overwhelmed by numbers of male Clouded Sulphurs or when female Orange Sulphurs have just emerged from the chrysalis and their ability to discern the differences between the two species is insufficiently developed (Scott, 1986). Larvae feed mainly at night. They are an economic pest in parts of the species‘ range.
I hope you enjoyed learning about this beautiful butterfly.
Blessings,
Yvonne
BL: Butterfly Profile Deco- December
Agrias Claudina Lugens - South American
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Dec.
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Dec.
I always like to find something different for these swaps and although this is not a type of butterfly is still is a "type" of butterfly.
Because of the season I chose the Butterfly Ornament. There are so many lovelies out there one could devote a whole tree to just butterflies.
I hope these make your days merry and bright.
Scroll saw ornaments.
Love this that it "captures" a Monarch so well.
Beaded
The last two are from http://www.themusicboxcompany.com/ and I want them bad enough I asked Santa.
Have a wonderful Holiday Season, stay warm and start the new year with a BANG!!!
(the best thing about these is you can have them out all year round)
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Dec.
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
I love the orange spots! On the last image, they look like candy corns! LOL!
BL ~ A Somewhat Different Butterfly Swap #3
I hope you like the pics that I've chosen for you!
Tiny grass blue butterfly.
Tiny Grass Blue, scientific name Zizula hylax, is known to be the second smallest butterfly seen in India.
There is only one species of butterfly known to be the smaller than this, and that is Grass Jewel or Freyeria trochylus. There is just about 1 mm difference between the wingspans of both; Zizula hylax is about 16 mm and Freyeria trochylus is about 15 mm.
Giant owl butterfly.
Animal's Behavior Owl butterflies (Caligo eurilochus) are nocturnal and rest at the midrib of the leaves during day, sometimes in groups.
Eating Habits Juices of fermenting fruits and a wide variety of nectar plants
Range Mexico, through Central America, to the Amazon River basin in South America
Animal Facts Commonly called owl butterflies, after their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes
Blue swallowtail butterfly (rare).
Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail,[1][2] is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. The butterflies are black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many different habitats, but are most commonly found in forests.[3] The black or red caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species, making them poisonous as both larvae and adults, while the adults feed on the nectar of a variety of flowers.
The upper surface of the hindwings are an iridescent blue or blue green with pale, arrowhead markings. Males have brighter metallic regions than females. The underside of the hindwing has seven orange submarginal spots surrounded by iridescent blue. Both surfaces of the forewings are black or dull blackish brown. Individuals of the Northern California subspecies, Battus philenor hirsuta, are smaller and hairier. Pipevine swallowtails can have a wingspan to up to  3 1â„2 inches (89 mm). Battus philenor can usually be found in fields, meadows, gardens, parks, open woods, roadsides and stream sides.
I hope you enjoyed learning about these "somewhat different butterflies"!
Blessings,
Yvonne
BL~ Butterfly profile deco ლ Nov.
Green Papilio Lorquinianus
I just love the color variations of this butterfly