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?