Butterflies and Bugs of Delmarva
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Turk's Cap Lily
White-lined Phinx moth
White-lined Phinx moth
Hummingbird Clearwing on wild Azalea
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails, yellow and black phases
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails (females)
Tiger Swallowtail on Turk's Cap Lilly, notice brown pollen on wing.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtails
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
a night flier that I can't id
Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar
Tussock Moth Caterpillar
newly emerged moth
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silver-spotted Skippers
Silver-spotted Skipper showing degrees of wing wear
Silver-spotted Skipper showing degrees of wing wear & color
Skipper
Skipper and Honey Bee
this appears to be a Funeral Dusky-wing, although out of it "book range"
Monarch
Tiger Swallowtail with damaged wing - click video link at top of this page.
Tiger Swallowtail
Tiger Swallowtail
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Gray Hairstreak
unknown to me
This trio must be congressional moths. They can't even reach a concensus on protective coloration.
from the previous group
from the previous group
from the previous group
unknown to me, but it lives in my yard
Butterflies
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Other 6 & 8 legged Critters
Butterflies +
Butterflies +
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Cicada shredded outer skin or "exoskeleton"
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Updated  8-30-19    New photos are at the bottom of the page
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Alfalfa Butterfly (female)
Alfalfa Butterfly
Cabage Butterfly
Swallowtail
Swallowtail ?
Buckeye
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Red-Spotted Purple Admiral
Red-Spotted Purple Admiral
Taken 2-23-2014. This tulip was cut from a pot of tulips from Valentine day and temporarily put on the grill cover. It was a relatively warm day, high 50's, and this feisty little guy went out for lunch.
Taken 3-2-2014. Bee in the snow crocus with 5-9" of snow forecasted for tomorrow.
Monarch
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Cooper on Speedwell.
Black Swallowtail on Turkscap Lily.
Skipper on Blach-eyed Susan
Yellow Swallowtail on a milkweed.
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Polyphemus Moth on mixed pine litter in the morning.
I moved around to his front for another shot.
When I got too close for comfort it went into a "defensive posture" with forward wings arched forward to look larger and, the best part, flared the rear set to frighten me with the big eyes.
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Hummingbird Clearwing
Hummingbird Clearwing
Hummingbird Clearwing
Yellow Swallow-tailed on Cardinal Flower
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Yel. Swallow-tailed
Buckeye
Skippers
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