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| As autumn begins and the days grow cold, butterflies disappear from the north. Some migrate away, some pupate to emerge next spring, others leave eggs, and some overwinter as dormant adults. I'll miss the butterflies; they are one of the best things about summer. Here are some of the beautiful butterflies of the summer of 2019. Click to enlarge, a monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus. |
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| An orange sulphur butterfly, Colias eurytheme. |
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| A buckeye, Junonia coenia. |
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| A summer azure, Celastrina neglecta. |
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| A black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes -- the state butterfly of New Jersey! |
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| A variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia. |
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| An American lady butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis. |
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| A spicebush swallowtail, Papilio troilus. |
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| An eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus. |
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| A red-spotted purple butterfly, Limenitis arthemis, hanging upside down from a butterfly bush blossom showing off the red spots on its lower surface. |
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| Bye butterflies! Turning my attention to the anticipation of the pretty things of autumn. |
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