Late September Viceroy

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Late September Viceroy

September 25, 2013 by Mike Powell

The days are getting cooler and leaves are starting to wither and fall, but there are still signs of the lingering summer, like this beautiful Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) that I photographed this past weekend.

Posted in Art, Butterflies, Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Huntley Meadows Park, Limenitis archippus, Tamron 180mm macro lens, Viceroy butterfly | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on September 25, 2013 at 6:44 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

I saw what I hoped was a monarch last week but it moved too fast to confirm it. I wonder where they all are?
- on September 25, 2013 at 7:12 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I’m not sure. I don’t think that I have seen a single Monarch this year, though this summer I haven’t visited the county gardens very often where I saw them last year.
on September 25, 2013 at 9:21 am | Reply Jet Eliot

I like how you keep finding sparks of color and summer even as the autumn approaches.
- on September 25, 2013 at 7:23 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I’m looking pretty closely for these kinds of things when I have my camera in hand, especially when I have my macro lens on it.
  - on September 26, 2013 at 9:55 am Jet Eliot
    
    It shows! So glad you are, as the photos are a treat to see.
on September 25, 2013 at 1:46 pm | Reply Lyle Krahn

Full value for the colour there – great shot.
on September 26, 2013 at 10:58 am | Reply Sue

Terrific shot!
on September 27, 2013 at 5:41 pm | Reply dianaed2013

An amazing shot – so much detail
- on September 27, 2013 at 7:02 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The lighting was nice at the time, which really helped.