Sorry I havn’t been keeping up with the blogs lately. We have been on the St Johns River, FL for the past two weeks. So check out the blog…. www.alwayslingerawhile.blogspot.com We had a great time…saw many Manatees and other wildlife.
On our trip to KY, earlier this year, I spotted this pretty blue butterfly. I am not sure what kind it is.
At first, I thought it might be a Swallowtail but on closer inspection I dont see the “tail”. 
It cooperated very nicely for the photos. Willingly sat on the sidewalk for them.
I think that is called a red-spotted purple. Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful. I made a picture of one last year that had that color blue on the bottom half and the top half was a darker blue but no brown anywhere. I never found out what kind it was after researching everywhere I could. Helen
ReplyDeletePS Try this site from KY. Helen
ReplyDeletehttp://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/map?ds=18&_dcs=1
Red-spotted purple.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! It's a Red Spotted Purple!
ReplyDeleteCarol,
ReplyDeleteThat is a very common Red-spotted Purple, NABA now calls it an Red-spotted Admiral. We set out rotten fruit in the summer, once I got 22 of them on a melon rind here.
A beautiful sheen to his wings Carol.
ReplyDeleteWhatever it is, it looks quite big. A beauty.
Red-spotted Purple.
ReplyDeleteStunning metallic sheen. FAB.
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