I Spot the Red-Spotted Purple

Out my kitchen window this afternoon I spotted this beauty
enjoyed the crape myrtle petals fallen on my sidewalk.

I was able to take pictures of him through the screen of my back porch,
while trying not to scare him away. Then I compared my pictures
to ones on this website in order to identify him:
Gardens With Wings
It's a great website for finding the butterflies in your area!
Just type in your zipcode and colored photos pop up.

And now I understand why this butterfly is called the Red-
Spotted Purple, although the purple is so dark it looks black.
Can you believe the difference between the wings open
 and the wings closed?
It looks like two different butterflies, doesn't it?
 

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Anonymous said…
Oh how beautiful! Thanks for the link too! You'll have to show Linda this!

Tuesday, July 23, 2013
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