A photo a day of Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills & Palos Verdes Estates, located on the hills of PV peninsula at the southwestern tip of Los Angeles county
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Butterfly at Botanic Gardens
I've been trying for ages to photograph a butterfly - finally, at the Gardens, this one decided to feast and let me take its picture. I thought it was a Monarch but it seems that the pattern is not of a Monarch.
I've been trying for ages to photograph a butterfly - finally, at the Gardens, this one decided to feast and let me take its picture. I thought it was a Monarch but it seems that the pattern is not of a Monarch.
7 comments:
Perfect! I'm no authority on butterflies but you might ask Abe Lincoln.
Great close up. It was worth the wait :)
Wonderful photo whatever it is. Looks like you caught it actually sipping nectar.
perfect shot. definitely a postcard moment.
it warmed me-up in this rainy day. have a nice day tash.
Pretty! Looks like it could inspire Batik designs. You could check out this field guide to American butterflies to find out what it is...
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=2
Nice photo. It is a Gulf Frittilary (Agraulis vanillae).
Troy
Ah, lovely photo, Glad Texas knew what it was. :-D
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