Red-Spotted Purple Admiral

 

Yep, it's a Red-Spotted Purple Admiral butterfly. Although blue to my eyes, I guess it's deemed purple. You can just make out the reddish spots at the top of its wings. I found this little guy one summer day at the Bridgewater Train Station (NJ). He was a cooperative model for the photo shoot.

The Banded Peacock

While I was on vacation in Texas a few years back, we went to one of those butterfly enclosures. This butterfly was kind enough to pose for a moment. I looked him up online -- it's a Banded Peacock Butterfly. What surprises me is that there are two distinctively different butterflies with the same name. The Banded Peacock of South America is very different. Hmm. They shouldn't do stuff like that to me. I'm easily confused!

Flitterfly

 

Just flittin' through ...

Is It a Tiger?

 

It's at the very least a relative of the tiger, I'm sure. I didn't get too close because I'm sure it was ferocious.

Spread Your Wings

 

Spread your wings and fly away free. Sometimes I wish I could be a butterfly. Well, except in winter, that is. However, I do like the idea of a cocoon!

Monarchy

 

Hang in there, pretty Monarch butterfly! You have a long journey ahead of you (as we all do).

A Simple Butterfly

 

Nature rocks ... even when held captive in a butterfly enclosure in Texas.