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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly larvae muching on Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) leaf in my back garden.
September 24February 15 Donna L. Long

Early Autumn Butterflies in My Garden

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). Swallowtail butterfly family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
July 4February 2 Donna L. Long

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly: How to Indentify and Find Them.

Red-spotted Purple Butterfly in Tyler State Park, PA. MikeParker at en.wikipedia [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)]
August 17February 2 Donna L. Long

Red-spotted Purple Butterfly: How to Find and Identify It

Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa Atalanta) sipping salts from human skin.
June 29December 21 Donna L. Long

Red Admiral Butterfly and Flowers That Attract Them.

Male Morning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa);NPS, Richard Lund,2002
April 6November 17 Donna L. Long

How Do Mourning Cloak Butterflies Fly in the Cold of Early Spring?

October 6November 12 Donna L. Long

Red Maple (Acer rubrum L.)

My first harvest from the new garden plot.
September 3September 4 Donna L. Long

My Community Garden Plot This Summer.

March 10December 21 Donna L. Long

Tips on Photographing Butterflies

Northern Metamark (Calephelis borealis).
October 6September 24 Donna L. Long

Metalmark Butterfly Family

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Butterfly. Lycaenidae Butterfly Family). By Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth! [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
June 9December 21 Donna L. Long

Observing Butterflies At Home and Far Away

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) - female. Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Butterfly Family. Photo by Donna Long.
June 7September 24 Donna L. Long

Identifying Common Butterflies – Photo Gallery

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas) - Lycaenidae Family. Photo from Wikimedia Public Domain.
September 2September 24 Donna L. Long

Gossamer Butterfly Family (Lycaenidae)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). Swallowtail butterfly family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 25September 24 Donna L. Long

Swallowtail Butterfly Family

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Butterfly. White and Sulphur butterfly family. [photo by Paul B. Toman. on Wikimedia]
August 18September 24 Donna L. Long

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Butterfly Family

Zabulon Skipper Butterfly (Poanes zabulon) Skipper (Grass Skipper Family. Photo by Donna L. Long.
August 11September 24 Donna L. Long

Skipper Butterfly Family

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