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Butterflies are still very scarce here ... this was the first Cloudless sulphur, one of our late-season species, to stop in the yard.
A calming, cloudless autumn sunset over the city this evening. Pic taken from around San Jose, CA from up at The Point Church. (Saturday around sunset, November 14, 2015; 4:47 p.m.)
Weather update:
Despite the clear, sunny conditions this day, a low pressure trough and frontal system was approaching the coast. Clouds were to increase with rain overspreading over all of Northern California overnight and into Sunday morning. This was a cold storm so snow levels were to drop to around 5000 feet by Sunday morning. Gusty winds were to precede this system. This was a fast-moving system so the precipitation was forecast to end by Sunday evening. Then by Monday night and Tuesday, another frontal system was to bring a chance of showers north of Redding, CA. This system was too far north so no rainfall was expected to fall in our neck of the woods. However, gusty northwesterly winds were expected, due to a low pressure area situated to the east and a high pressure area towards the west over the Pacific.
Cloudless Sulphurs are large fast flying butterflies with males being particularly dizzying flyers as they search for females. Wing span is 2 1/4 - 3 1/8 inches (5.7 - 8 cm). Males are yellow with no markings on the upper side of the wings and faint spots underneath. Females are yellow above with black marginal spots, while the spots underneath are more prominent and noticeable than on males.
Permanent resident from Argentina north to southern Texas and the Deep South. Regular visitor and occasional colonist in most of the Southwest and the northern United States from the Midwest into New England, and sometimes as far north as Ontario, Canada. But many years it can be rare or non-existent in its northern range.
Flight season is year around in the Deep South; may have one flight in late summer in other southern states; immigrants to northern states in August or September usually do not reproduce. As the weather cools in autumn, adults begin a return migration back to the Deep South to overwinter.
Adult butterflies nectar from many different flowers, but prefer those with long tubes such as cordia, bougainvilla, cardinal flower, trumpet vine, hibiscus, lantana, wild morning glory, and jewelweed.
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .001 seconds (1/750) focal length 300mm
When I lived in Prineville, Oregon, I looked out to my east one beautiful January day and noticed what I thought was a cloudless sky, wasn't. A lone set of clouds hung on the eastern horizon. I shot three low resolution images with a Sony Mavica FD-91 and stitched them together to get this image. Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2001.
Cloudless Sulphurs are large fast flying butterflies with males being particularly dizzying flyers as they search for females. Wing span is 2 1/4 - 3 1/8 inches (5.7 - 8 cm). Males are yellow with no markings on the upper side of the wings and faint spots underneath. Females are yellow above with black marginal spots, while the spots underneath are more prominent and noticeable than on males.
Permanent resident from Argentina north to southern Texas and the Deep South. Regular visitor and occasional colonist in most of the Southwest and the northern United States from the Midwest into New England, and sometimes as far north as Ontario, Canada. But many years it can be rare or non-existent in its northern range.
Flight season is year around in the Deep South; may have one flight in late summer in other southern states; immigrants to northern states in August or September usually do not reproduce. As the weather cools in autumn, adults begin a return migration back to the Deep South to overwinter.
Adult butterflies nectar from many different flowers, but prefer those with long tubes such as cordia, bougainvilla, cardinal flower, trumpet vine, hibiscus, lantana, wild morning glory, and jewelweed.
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .002 seconds (1/500) focal length 300mm
A beautiful clear morning in Totnes today. A bit cold on the fingers but worth it for photos like this. 😁
Cloudless Sulphurs are large fast flying butterflies with males being particularly dizzying flyers as they search for females. Wing span is 2 1/4 - 3 1/8 inches (5.7 - 8 cm). Males are yellow with no markings on the upper side of the wings and faint spots underneath. Females are yellow above with black marginal spots, while the spots underneath are more prominent and noticeable than on males.
Permanent resident from Argentina north to southern Texas and the Deep South. Regular visitor and occasional colonist in most of the Southwest and the northern United States from the Midwest into New England, and sometimes as far north as Ontario, Canada. But many years it can be rare or non-existent in its northern range.
Flight season is year around in the Deep South; may have one flight in late summer in other southern states; immigrants to northern states in August or September usually do not reproduce. As the weather cools in autumn, adults begin a return migration back to the Deep South to overwinter.
Adult butterflies nectar from many different flowers, but prefer those with long tubes such as cordia, bougainvilla, cardinal flower, trumpet vine, hibiscus, lantana, wild morning glory, and jewelweed.
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .001 seconds (1/1000) focal length 300mm
view from the plane window! it was so beautiful! i'm finally in kuwait now but it's really hot D: oh well :)
We are at Dresbach, MN with not a cloud in the sky just bumming around on the CP when low and behold some treats began funneling in from both directions. This IC&E #271 has just cleared the swtich at River Jack West and begins to notch em out on the 120-mile journey to St. Paul Yard.
Large View Reccomended
Common to Santa Barbara County. These are almost always impossible to get one sitting still but this one stuck out his proboscis long enough for me to get the shot. Similar to the Clouded Sulphur but the edges of its wings are dotted rather than solid.
A scene from Tokyo Safari where the "giraffes" are lining up to quench their thirst, uneasy as the "crocodile" slowly floats waiting for the right time to snatch life for dinner.
Cloudless Giant Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) - Turtle Mound Trail, Canaveral National Seashore,
Eldora, Florida
These guys are quite large, and when they fly the even brighter top surface of their wings really stands out against a blue sky!
A cloudless winter sunset was seen over the valley. Pics taken from around San Jose, CA from up at The Point Church. You can see that there was some haze down in the valley. Happy Friday, guys! (Friday around sunset, January 30, 2015)
*Weather update:
Is there still hope for rain this rainy season? We are watching for the potential of a more significant storm approaching the state near the end of next week. We could be looking at an atmospheric river (Pineapple Express) setting up over Northern California giving us some much needed rain. However, since the moisture will be coming from the sub-tropics, this was to be a warm storm, with snow levels expected to be above 7000 feet. Though it's a bit early to forecast the rain, we could still see some significant rain by the end of next week. Keep your fingers crossed!
I know there isn't much breathtaking color to these little ones, but I liked the overall scene it presented. ~ view large
The cruise liner visitors' train to Pukerangi about to depart Dunedin railway station on a cloudless morning.
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis sennae) at the Little Farm in South Dade. Miami, Florida. Thanks to Elane Nuehring and Hank Poor from the Miami Blue Chapter of NABA for identification.
Seen at Banana Bank Lodge near Belmopan, Belize
Thanks to [https://www.flickr.com/photos/10770266@N04] I now believe this to be
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Cloudless Sulphur and Sleepy Orange Butterfly. I normally can't get a cloudless to sit for a photo so to get it next to a sleepy orange for size comparison is a bonus.
Phoebis sennae
This is my first and only shot of this butterfly. I see it often, but it rarely settles down.
Cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae) butterflies mud-puddling.
August 26, 2010
Mud-puddling is a technique in which butterflies, moths and some other insects drink from saturated soils, dung, carrion and even sweat from skin or tears from eyes. This is used as a means of ingesting salts, minerals and nutrients which are available, and may be concentrated, in such sources.