Butterflies

Gov Island Wildlife

2019-09-022019-08-31Sherry Felix4 Comments

A small assortment of wildlife on Governors Island. Do you see the spider? I didn’t see it until I opened the image at home. Bugguide.net helped me with some of the identifications.

Crab Spider (Thomisidae) on Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Governors Island 8/27/2019
Flower Wasp (Scolii), Governors Island 8/26/2019
Flower Wasp (Scolii), Governors Island 8/26/2019
Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens), Governors Island 8/26/2019
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Governors Island 8/27/2019
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Governors Island 8/26/2019
Barn Swallow, Governors Island 8/27/2019

Richmondtown Insects

2019-08-272019-08-25Sherry Felix6 Comments

It was a grand day for insects at Staten Island.

Spiney-rob-weaver, Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019
Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis), Richmondtown Restoration, Staten Island 8/10/2019

Artful Butterflies

2019-07-29Sherry Felix21 Comments

A composite of butterflies photographed in the Butterfly Meadow, Central Park, and edited in Corel Painter and Photoshop.

Clouded Sulphurs (Colius philodice) and Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on a Butterfly Bush (Buddleja), Central Park 7/27/2019

Gulf Fritillary

2018-07-082018-08-31Sherry Felix11 Comments

I didn’t know it at first but soon found out from other lepidoptera enthusiasts that the Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae incarnata) is a rare visitor to New York City. It is called the gulf Fritillary because it has been seen far out over the Gulf of Mexico. This one has been hanging out in the Conservatory Garden in Central Park for a few days. Its host plant is the Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata). A life butterfly for me.