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Larger Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly in flight above, smaller mid-size Lyside Sulphur below.. Lantana flowers.
This Cloudless Sulpher Butterfly (Phoebis sennae) was sipping on Baja Fairy Duster and was photographed on October 24, 2006 in my Tucson, Arizona backyard. They are quite common here.
Photographed by
Michael J. Skinner
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Another butterfly, photographed at the Calgary Zoo on May 2nd. Though not as spectacular as many of the tropical butterflies, it is still pretty, especially when the sunlight shines through its wings. Also known as Cloudless Giant Sulphur, with a wingspan of 2.2 - 3.2" (5.7 - 8.1 cm).
This afternoon, our temperature is only 6C (43F) and the Rainfall Warning Alert is still in effect for the city of Calgary. Not sure if it might jinx things if I say it, but this year, we seem to have (so far) avoided a major May snowstorm - yay! Just the amount of rain we are getting here sure turns my thoughts to all those people who have suffered tremendously from recent flooding and, of course, those whose lives have been changed forever by the horrific tornadoes down south. The power of Mother Nature cannot be beaten!
Cloudless Sulphur, male
(Phoebis sennae : Pieridae)
Kohl's Ranch, Gila Co., Arizona, elev. ca. 5360 ft. Ponderosa pine/oak/juniper forest vicinity Tonto Creek.
Gibbs Gardens
Georgia
nice on black - press "L"
Happy Butterfly Monday !!!
Winner, Challenge Factory, Colorful nature, 10-12
Phoebis sennae. The flowers are flame acanthus, Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center.
These big sulphurs were the only butterflies we saw on cultivated flowers @ Gibbs Gardens on Friday. All others were on wildflowers.
Happy Butterfly Monday!
It's been done to death... but still satisfying to shoot! Decided to take advantage of one of those rare cloudless nights in London.
Phoebis sennae. A little bit of motion blur, but it is pretty hard to get an in-flight shot of any kind of sulphur butterfly, so I'll take it. Wildflower Center, Austin.
Explore #483 July 13th, 2008
This guy was huge as he had been eating all week. I took this shot this morning but later, when I went out into the garden, he was gone. I'm hoping that he wandered off to pupate and a bird didn't get him.
Callaway Gardens - yesterday
Callaway was covered in butterflies yesterday so if you live anywhere within driving distance, go now! Stars of the show were easily the Cloudless sulphurs - we saw 100 or more. Gulf fritillaries were also numerous. Missing were the Ladies - not a single one of either species. And surprisingly no Monarchs - they must have moved through there already. The only swallowtails were Tiger's and 2 Black swallowtails that kept flying around but not landing. Lots & lots of skippers.
Cloudless sky,a contrail Barely visible.
The view is from our park on the bay to the RMC bridge towards Fire Island
I followed this Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) yesterday as it flitted from one Encore azalea 'autumn rouge' flower to another. She let me get closer and closer until she finally let me get really close for this iPhone 12 mini shot.
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It's not easy to see here, but an ambush bug back among the ironweed flowers has nailed this butterfly right between the eyes. Actually there are two ambush bugs there but the second female beneath the male is pretty obscured.
If you're having trouble seeing things, use the arrow thingie at the bottom right of the photo's black border and view all sizes and look at the largest size.
I can't remember the last time we had a cloudless sky at night. The following night looked the same only with light rain.
The Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae, is a regular late summer and fall visitor ot Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. October 20, 2022.
About time too, a bit of sunlight to test the 14-24mm lens. Very difficult this evening, you needed a 10 stop ND grad, if one exists! The problem with the 14-24mm lens is that it does not take the standard Lee filters. Therefore, shooting without filters, help! It's amazing how much you rely on them. Having said all that, I'm pleased to have captured this one. The dynamic range of the D800 really helps.
Our annual southern migrant. A large iconic butterfly that arrives in the Mid-Atlantic at the end of summer.
Likes to nectar on red or orange tubular flowers. Here pictured inside a Nasturtium bloom native to Mexico and Peru. Nasturtiums are edible and a delectable addition to salads. The blooms add a wonderful pop of color and the leaves infuse your tastebuds with a peppery taste.
See my next shot that completes the look at this butterfly.