A Julia butterfly is perched gracefully on a bright orange flower with its wings slightly open. Julia butterflies are common throughout the southeastern United States. They can also be found in tropical regions of Central American, the Caribbean and South America.
So-so day in the #butterfly world here. Still not seeing the Hairstreaks or the Blues. Saw what I thought was a Lorquin’s Admiral but on photo-inspection turned out to be a Sister. Still seeing Orangetips, which are usually gone by now. The biggest catch was a Pale Swallowtail (maybe more than one). I was about to say the species are slowly coming out, but again the pictures reveal this guy already has major battle scars. Not sure what the story is there.