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I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours Wed Aug 31

9 years ago

Red Admiral Butterfly on goldenrod.

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lgmd_gaz

9 years ago

A Grey Hairstreak, one of our most common widespread (USA and Canada)butterflies, or so my book says. It has little "tails" on it's back wings that wiggle like the legs of a spider as it moves along. And that is what I thought I was seeing at first....a spider hiding in the butterflies wings.

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jim_1 (Zone 5B)
9 years ago
Peck's skipper
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Annie Deighnaugh
9 years ago
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9 years ago
Alisande
9 years ago
My terrace pots (and bean arches!) this week. I'm sure there's a butterfly in here somewhere . . .
schoolhouse_gw
9 years ago
Didn't take them long to find my newly planted butterfly weed. Butterfly ID?

The Grey Hairstreak is amazing. I wish I may see one someday.
jim_1 (Zone 5B)
9 years ago
Find your butterfly (or at least come close) with this link:

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OklaMoni
9 years ago
No butterfly in sight on my bike ride this morning... but here is typical Oklahoma scenery where I live.
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
9 years ago
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lgmd_gaz
9 years ago
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Schoolhouse, I believe that your butterfly is a Pearl Crescent

The grey Hairstreak is small, about 1 1/8 inch. With wings open is just a mottled greyish brown, not at all eye catching unless you happen to get a glimpse of the small dull orange spots near the tails.
hooked123
9 years ago
schoolhouse_gw
9 years ago
Yes, you are right igmd- it is a Pearl Crescent. I Googled it after I read your reply. I will write that name down. Thanks!

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