What's Flying Around - Page 18 - Wildlife Gardeners

Sage · 08-17-2010, 07:34 PM

These were flying around the Iroquois NWR today.

I love this shot head on of the Monarch between the berries and bloom

and here is the standard view!

This large butterfly was a joy to see fluttering around

but I couldn't ID it

bridget1964 · 08-17-2010, 07:38 PM

Nice flutterbies, Sage! The large, yellow butterfly is a tiger swallowtail, papilio glaucus.

Sage · 08-17-2010, 07:46 PM

Thanks bridget! I considered that, but this one didn't seen to have the tail, so that confused me.

amelanchier · 08-17-2010, 08:42 PM

Might also be Papilio canadensis, which is supposedly more common here, but the two species are extremely similar.
papilio canaden frames

swamp thing · 08-21-2010, 03:14 AM

Finally saw a female eastern tiger swallowtail. They have a lot more blue on the upper hind wings than the males.

female:

What's Flying Around-female-papilio-glaucus.jpg

male- some will have a little more blue than this:

What's Flying Around-male-papilio-glaucus.jpg

weird picture, but you can see that the proboscis is two tubes. I never noticed before, so I looked it up and sure enough, wikipedia says "It consists of two tubes held together by hooks and separable for cleaning. The proboscis contains muscles for operating. Each tube is inwardly concave, thus forming a central tube up which moisture is sucked. Suction takes place due to the contraction and expansion of a sac in the head."

Equilibrium · 08-21-2010, 09:27 AM

I've got my magnifying glass out and sure enough.... two tubes!!! I would still be in the "dark" if you hadn't pointed it out. Way cool photos!!!

Gloria · 08-21-2010, 02:14 PM

I'm enjoying all these pictures especially the ones giving a clear shot of the flower each flying creature has landed on.

Good look at the proboscis swampthing,still your eyes must be pretty good to have noticed. I have to wear glasses when looking at pictures now and identification is often difficult.

swamp thing · 08-21-2010, 03:00 PM

I definitely didn't notice it until I saw it enlarged on the computer. Insects often appear for the first time when I plug the camera into the computer look at pictures.

Lots of these little grass skippers flying around. There are more than two dozen species recorded here.

turttle · 08-21-2010, 03:30 PM

I caught these two a few days ago in my garden in Chapel Hill. I believe the first is a sleepy orange, since it definitely flashed orange rather than yellow when it was flying, although I couldn't catch its dorsal surfaces on film. The second is a common buckeye.

turttle · 08-21-2010, 03:35 PM

Oops. I hit submit reply before my second photo finished uploading. I'll try again.

I really like the photo where you can see the proboscis actually going into the flower. Amazing resolution.

08-17-2010, 07:34 PM	#171
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	These were flying around the Iroquois NWR today. I love this shot head on of the Monarch between the berries and bloom and here is the standard view! This large butterfly was a joy to see fluttering around but I couldn't ID it __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

08-17-2010, 07:46 PM	#173
Sage POM Judge & Official Non Gardener Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA	Thanks bridget! I considered that, but this one didn't seen to have the tail, so that confused me. __________________ *~Facebook~ ~Peregrine Place~ ~Flickr~ ~Instagram Pix~*

08-17-2010, 08:42 PM	#174
amelanchier WG Facebook Administrator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lyme, NH	Might also be Papilio canadensis, which is supposedly more common here, but the two species are extremely similar. papilio canaden frames __________________ "I take the part of the trees as against all their enemies." -J.R.R. Tolkien

08-21-2010, 03:14 AM	#175
swamp thing Slapping, Swearing, Itching, Scratching Mosquito Bait Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pennsylvania,usa	Finally saw a female eastern tiger swallowtail. They have a lot more blue on the upper hind wings than the males. female: male- some will have a little more blue than this: weird picture, but you can see that the proboscis is two tubes. I never noticed before, so I looked it up and sure enough, wikipedia says "It consists of two tubes held together by hooks and separable for cleaning. The proboscis contains muscles for operating. Each tube is inwardly concave, thus forming a central tube up which moisture is sucked. Suction takes place due to the contraction and expansion of a sac in the head."

08-21-2010, 09:27 AM	#176
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	I've got my magnifying glass out and sure enough.... two tubes!!! I would still be in the "dark" if you hadn't pointed it out. Way cool photos!!! __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

08-17-2010, 07:38 PM	#172
bridget1964 Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA	Nice flutterbies, Sage! The large, yellow butterfly is a tiger swallowtail, papilio glaucus.

08-21-2010, 02:14 PM	#177
Gloria A Bee's Best Friend Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois USA	I'm enjoying all these pictures especially the ones giving a clear shot of the flower each flying creature has landed on. Good look at the proboscis swampthing,still your eyes must be pretty good to have noticed. I have to wear glasses when looking at pictures now and identification is often difficult. __________________ "Half Earth Quest" Edward O. Wilson http://pollinators-welcome.blogspot.com/

08-21-2010, 03:00 PM	#178
swamp thing Slapping, Swearing, Itching, Scratching Mosquito Bait Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pennsylvania,usa	I definitely didn't notice it until I saw it enlarged on the computer. Insects often appear for the first time when I plug the camera into the computer look at pictures. Lots of these little grass skippers flying around. There are more than two dozen species recorded here. Attached Thumbnails

08-21-2010, 03:30 PM	#179
turttle Curious George & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	I caught these two a few days ago in my garden in Chapel Hill. I believe the first is a sleepy orange, since it definitely flashed orange rather than yellow when it was flying, although I couldn't catch its dorsal surfaces on film. The second is a common buckeye. Attached Thumbnails __________________ There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, this is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. - Lord Byron Turttle's pollinator garden

08-21-2010, 03:35 PM	#180
turttle Curious George & UAOKA recipient Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Oops. I hit submit reply before my second photo finished uploading. I'll try again. I really like the photo where you can see the proboscis actually going into the flower. Amazing resolution. Attached Thumbnails __________________ There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, this is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. - Lord Byron Turttle's pollinator garden

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