Viceroy butterfly

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Viceroy butterfly

September 5, 2015 by Mike Powell

As we move closer and closer to the end of the summer, many of the butterflies are starting to show the effects of time, with faded colors and missing pieces of their wings. Yet somehow, at least in my eyes, their beauty is undiminished, like this Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) that I spotted this past week at my favorite local marshland park.

Posted in Butterflies, Insects, Nature, Photography | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Huntley Meadows Park, Limenitis archippus, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto, Viceroy, Viceroy butterfly | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on September 5, 2015 at 1:05 pm | Reply waltersanford

Is HMP *your* local marshland park, or your favorite local marshland park?
- on September 6, 2015 at 12:24 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I like to think of it as mine, but you correctly guess that I left out a word as I hastily composed the posting.
on September 5, 2015 at 4:56 pm | Reply Birder's Journey

Majestic pose!
- on September 6, 2015 at 1:27 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Indeed. i took a lot of shots of the butterfly and this was the pose that really stood out to me.
on September 5, 2015 at 6:38 pm | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

Stunning and so gorgeous…The colors are just spectacular.
- on September 6, 2015 at 1:26 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks so much, Charlie. The colors, which match those of the Monarch Butterfly, are indeed wonderful.
on September 6, 2015 at 9:00 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

It’s a beauty!