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Two beautiful Red-spotted Purple Butterflies - Glenola in Randolph County, North Carolina

These two beauties seemed to be chasing each other. This year the butterflies are gathering at the fruit trees earlier than last year. Most of them came after the 18th of September but this year a lot have already arrived and it may be because how dry we have been. I have not seen any Comma Butterflies though, they are one of my favorites. The butterflies will stay on the rotting fruit in the trees and on the ground until they are actually in a stupor from feasting so much.

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Uploaded on September 2, 2011
Taken on August 31, 2011