Speaking of #butterflies, have a look at this guy! Not a mark or blemish anywhere this Tiger must be newly emerged, because it was kind of docile and clearly hasn’t seen any combat.
A couple other sightings today. Buckeyes I saw all along the trail. Saw a few unknown Whites and some Orangetips. #butterflies Usual stuff, but in a different locale.
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.
Very similar to the Tiger Swallowtail but it’s still fairly easy to distinguish them even in the field. Pale is, well, more pale. Its dark stripes are wider, and longer. Tends to be smaller as well. #butterflies