Monday, November 30, 2009

Another butterfly

I've been trying to photograph this butterfly for a while now--finally got it on Wednesday at work:


I didn't get any shots of his wings open, but they're very bright orange. The undersides are more yellow, as seen in the photos. Any ID help?
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4 comments:

  1. John B.1:01 AM

    Looks like a Sulphur, but I'm sure which species. Orange Sulphurs and Clouded Sulphurs are both pretty common in NJ. Not sure about TX.

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  2. Anonymous4:05 PM

    Hi, though I have never seen one
    in nature (only in collections &
    literature) it sure looks like a
    Sleepy Orange (Eurema niccepe) to
    me.I only used Kaufman's Butterfly
    Guide for this. There is a great
    LepServ for Texas; see:
    Birdingonthe.net; Under Mailing Lists click Regional/Specialty,
    scroll all the way to the bottom
    to find Butterflies,Bugs; then
    click on Texas Leps. I am sure
    you could find many helpers who
    could help with hard to ID leps.
    Hope this has been of some help,
    and I am willing to try to offer
    any help I can.
    Hap in New Hope

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  3. Anonymous6:52 PM

    Sorry, that should have been
    Eurema nicippe (don't get into
    many Latin spelling-bees).
    Hap in New Hope

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  4. dguzman10:31 PM

    John--I remember seeing some Clouded Sulphurs in PA, but this guy wasn't just yellow; he was a bright orange--very noticeable, and different from anything I saw up north. Hmmm.....

    Ah, HAP! Thanks for your comments. I'll check those links. Thanks!

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