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At the same spot along the resaca I was happy to see two Mexican Scarlettails. Luckily they weren't wiped out by last years flood.
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This Statira Sulphur near the entrance was a new one for me. Yellows and Sulphurs don't get me too excited. Correction: This is just a Lyside Sulphur. Wow I've learned a lot in the last three years!
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With the heat building up I decided to head over to nearby NABA Butterfly Park and see what was going on. One of the first things I saw was this Flag-tailed Spinyleg. Unfortunately I misIDed it at the time. And when I later saw a pair in tandem, I IDed them incorrectly again. After I got home I saw those long spiny legs in the photos and finally got it right.
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Troy and Robin Zurovec were there at NABA and got me onto some great butterflies. This Florida White was new for me.
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Robin also found this Gray Cracker. I used a flash and it brought out a lot of colors you normally miss as they hide in the shade.
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Red-bordered Pixie is always nice to see.
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This Pipevine Swallowtail as outside the nice new visitor's center.
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2 comments:
Nice photos! The "Statira Sulphur" is, however, a Lyside Sulphur.
Jeffrey Glassberg
Thanks a lot. Now that I look back two years later it's easy to see I misIDed a very common butterfly.
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