Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus), male.
Rocky Mountain National Park, near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.
July 28, 1997.
Scanned from Kodachrome film
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Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus), female.
Rocky Mountain National Park, near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.
July 28, 1997.
Scanned from Kodachrome film
If I remember correctly, this butterfly was IDed by Dr. Paul Opler (after I had misidentified it) @@
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Spicebush and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails puddling in a creek bed.
Shawnee State Park, Ohio, USA.
August 2, 1988.
Scanned from the original Kodachrome 64 transparency.
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Eastern Tiger and Spicebush Swallowtails puddling.
Martin County, Indiana, USA.
May 20, 2017.
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Eastern Tiger and Zebra Swallowtails puddling together at a sweet spot in the woods.
Shawnee State Forest, Ohio, USA.
April 14, 2006.
When I was a kid, my Dad had a butterfly book I particularly enjoyed. The endpapers featured a beautiful, idyllic illustration showing dozens of butterflies puddling together. I've always dreamed of witnessing something similar in nature. Where I live, in southern Ontario (Canada), a scene like this is extremely rare.
To my delight, puddling butterflies are much more often encountered in some of Ohio's beautiful State Parks, such as Mohican and Shawnee, within a day's drive from my house. I've still never witnessed a scene like the one on the book's endpapers, but this was a magical experience, nonetheless. :-)
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