Here they come yay

I just love the markings on this little one, especially the orange and metallic blue. It’s some kind of blue but I don’t know the species. We’re in Southern CA.

today i went for a walk and on my way back i saw this butterfly in the road, i grabbed something to pick it up and move it and it got on but it would keep crawling on me nonstop, following me around and flailing its frontlimbs. its is cute and confusing, is there reason why a butterfly would willingly crawl on someone? i assumed its because height and how itd give advantages but i am unsure. very beautiful buge anyways :)

Saw this butterfly as soon as I got home from work.

Might be even more beautiful than the dorsal side!

Visit from this lovely butterfly this afternoon. Located in WV.

I haven’t seen these guys in years, and on a morning walk I just saw this little friend on the lawn.

I went to southern Oregon and went on a small hike. When I came back to the campground I saw this butterfly in the distance so I ran over with my phone to snap a pic and got lucky it didn’t fly away. I didn’t see another one the entire week I was there. I believe it’s a Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus).

Overly edited because it wasn't a very good photo. An unedited one after

Every afternoon, like clockwork, the same two red admirals declare war over the same patch at the bottom of my garden.

They spend 20 minutes dogfighting like they’re in Top Gun, one flies off, the other celebrates his glorious victory… then five minutes later they’re back at it again.
Neither has gained an inch of territory in weeks.