Pollinating Butterfly

Sorry GB no clue what type of butterfly but it looks nice anyway.
The only butterfly i would possibly recognise is an admiral..maybe
You did well with the pic even tho butterflies to tend to take off at the wrong time eh!

Hi Grandpa B,

It looks wonderful...I have seen 2 butterflies in our yard but they are pure white...I have not seen a colorful one..I have no idea what type is this...I have tried really taking photo of these butterflies here but I can't get a chance, when they will see me, they will be flying all around! Camera shy! LOL!

When this beastie is at rest does it slowly open and close its wings or sit with them closed? Then it is a butterfly. If it sits at rest with the wings open, then its a moth. (something I learned from a friend who studies butterflies.)

I'm afraid I really don't know what kind of butterfly or moth it is since I'm not familure with the secies in your area - I would think it was a swallowtail if it had the extra little faux antennas on the back of the wings, but I can't see that part of the wing, and it was in my area.

Hi Bob
really lovely Pic
i already say and admit that u r good photographer
and u r rights, these butterflies, bees and other insects are great source of pollination

take care

As usual, I am answering from my email, and of course I will look and see if it hidden somewhere in my memory bank, and if it is not, then I will search the web for it. I am anxious to go see the picture.

Looks like a swallowtail or a parnassian. Can you tell I am researching? The white butterflies are Cabbage Whites, large whites and small whites. The cabbage whites would be seen mostly around plants of the cabbage family, like broccoli. The site I looked at said there are lots of swallowtails, and parnassians are similar, but are translucent.

It looks to me like an Easter tiger swallowtail butterfly!

I actually just got back home from taking photos of butterflies! My "homework" for the photography club I belong to is to take pictures of flowers. So I was just at a local garden with the intent to shoot flowers, but when I got there the place was swarming with butterflies! So most of the photos I took were of the butterflies!

Several years ago they had a butterfly exhibit at the Tulsa Zoo. My sister was down there at the time, so she took my younger cousins to see it. I always wondered how they pulled something like that off. I mean, they are live butterflies... But I love how pretty they are. I don't know what kind the one in your photo is, but it's gorgeous none the less. Just one more thing God made beautiful.: )

That butterfly almost looks like the type I had photographed years ago....and I identified mine as an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail... Since it's nearing September I just bet the Monarchs will be in full force soon as they start their migrations to Mexico...so would imagine other butterflies will be more noticeable as well

Hi Grandpa Bob,

I missed this discussion, as I haven't been getting all of my notifications again lately. I love butterflies, and when I saw your photo, I too thought it was some sort of swallowtail. We mostly get Monarchs around here, and even so, I don't see that many. It's rare to see some of the other varieties. A few years ago, I visited a butterfly conservatory in Niagara Falls. It was a wonderful experience with lots of tropical foliage, and of course, countless species of beautiful butterflies.