Fritillary Poses and A Double Tiger Lily

Since I spend a bit of my time appreciating wild flowers and garden flowers, it makes sense that I would notice a lot of butterflies and other pollinators. Many of us design gardens or flower beds with the intention of attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. The Image Gallery of Butterflies and Moths of North America is a great resource for identification help.

A common butterfly for us here in south central Pennsylvania is the Great Spangled Fritillary. Here, one butterfly poses rather bat-like.

Bat-like fritillary butterfly.
Bat-like fritillary butterfly.

The inside butterfly wing patterns usually differ from the outer wing designs.

Inside butterfly wing patterns.
Inside butterfly wing patterns.

This butterfly might be missed when you look at it on edge.

Butterfly on edge.
Butterfly on edge.

Typically, we don’t see this view of a butterfly.

Butterfly from the rear view.
Butterfly from the rear view.

Side view of the great spangled fritillary butterfly.

Side of the fritillary butterfly.
Side of the fritillary butterfly.

Frontal view of the great spangled fritillary butterfly.

Full frontal fritillary.
Full frontal fritillary.

Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly head shot. Check out those eyes!

Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Head Shot.
Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly Head Shot.

In case you’re butterflied out, here’s a double tiger lily with a visitor lurking in the shadows.

Beautiful orange double tiger lily.

Beautiful orange double tiger lily.

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