Black Swallowtail
I have been on a bird tear lately, and considering it is May and this is the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, I think it is very appropriate. However, spring is also springing for butterflies and I cannot neglect them. I found and photographed this Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) yesterday, and considering how fresh and crisp it looks the butterfly seems like it could have flown right off the pages of a Peterson Field Guide. The Clouded Sulphur, American Lady, Eastern Tailed-Blue and more are all in the air now. What species have you spotted so far this May? Scott...
Read MoreEastern Tailed-blue
Our lawns, grasslands and other open areas are increasingly busy with butterfly species like this Eastern Tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas) now found in the grass. Watch where you step and enjoy the show on the ground!
Read MoreEastern-tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas) by Scott Kruitbosch
While dragonflies pop up in Western New York butterflies of various species are all over the rapidly blooming and greening Connecticut! I even spotted an Eastern-tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas) this afternoon, two days shy of CT’s early record for the species.
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