Another brand new butterfly to our gardens...a Spring Azure!


Our 1st Painted Lady this year...


Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5

Those are beautiful pictures, Susan Louise!
I notice that your spring azure has what looks like serration on it's top wing. Here's a picture I took of a spring azure, but mine doesn't have it - maybe the picture just made yours have that jagged look? It's gorgeous anyway!


Sherry

Hello Sherry,

What a great close-up!!!
Only very occassionally do I get pics that are clear enough to crop and blow-up without it being blurry. Well, the butterfly was in perfect condition as far as I can see...maybe it's shadowing due to it's wings being askew, considering the inside of the wings are a darker color than white...blue in the inside and that pic was taken in shade (my shadow) intentionally because since it was a bright sunny day, many of my pics become over-exposed. I was lucky with the following 2 pics. As you can see, with the same butterfly facing both directions, both of it's wings are just fine
I was very lucky with the exposure on this pic too...a white butterfly on a white Salvia


And on Milkweed...


Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5

More great pictures, Susan Louise!
After looking at the first picture again, it looks like the dark dashes sort of faded away - the butterfly's wings are perfect!

Sherry

Didn't the Azures get split a while back into several species?

Hello Ward,

I did find a Canadian link about the subject in general...
http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/butterflies/systematics_e.php

Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5