Cuties!!! After taking a class on them, I don’t even bother trying to ID butterflies anymore. A single species can have individuals trying to imitate multiple other species, looking WILDLY different. A lot of species can only be identified by catching and closely examining them with a loop. It’s crazy out there 😂
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Wild and probably inaccurate guess: vanessa sp. on the left, probably either American or painted lady (v virgiensis or cardui), maybe a buckeye (junonia coenia) on the right
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Synchronized pollination practice?
Cuties!!! After taking a class on them, I don’t even bother trying to ID butterflies anymore. A single species can have individuals trying to imitate multiple other species, looking WILDLY different. A lot of species can only be identified by catching and closely examining them with a loop. It’s crazy out there 😂
Wild and probably inaccurate guess: vanessa sp. on the left, probably either American or painted lady (v virgiensis or cardui), maybe a buckeye (junonia coenia) on the right
Looks a little like American lady butterflies
https://preview.redd.it/f9efox46rgih1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b614f4b38d039208d66d5896dc692c3ee884ed7