Stephen > This gulf fritillary was facing the wrong direction in regards to the sunlight but I do like how the light passes through the wings.  Midlothian, Texas, September, 2009
Stephen > Butterflies and Moths photo
Stephen > This tawny emperor was checking out the nectar of the aptly named butterfly bush.  Midlothian, Texas, September 2009
Stephen > I like the way this Tawny Emperor has its proboscis is inserted into the flower. Midlothian, Texas, September 2009
Stephen > In the skipper family, this plain longtail is even a rare visitor to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, where I photographed this butterfly.  Its most distinguishing feature is the split tail, not visible in this photograph.  Quinta Mazatlan, Mission, Texas, June 2009
Stephen > One of the many varieties of butterflies that one can find the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.  This is handsome Zebra Heliconian giving me a nice perch on some lantana.  I found it while visiting the Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas, June 2009.
Stephen > And to think that this orange caterpillar will one day turn into a black swallowtail, pipevine swallowtail actually.  Fredericksburg, Texas, July 2009
Stephen > Butterflies and Moths photo
Stephen > Butterflies and Moths photo
This gulf fritillary was facing the wrong direction in regards to the sunlight but I do like how the light passes through the wings. Midlothian, Texas, September, 2009
Stephen > This gulf fritillary was facing the wrong direction in regards to the sunlight but I do like how the light passes through the wings.  Midlothian, Texas, September, 2009
This gulf fritillary was facing the wrong direction in regards to the sunlight but I do like how the light passes through the wings. Midlothian, Texas, September, 2009
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