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butterflyguy99.bsky.social
A glorious female Black Swallowtail on a pink double Zinnia this morning for #InsectThursday 🖤💛🧡💙

#Photography99 📷🌱 #Butterflies 🦋
July 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
worldwildlife.bsky.social
Purple Emperor (Apatura iris): A Eurasian Butterfly with a wingspan of 80mm (3.1in). Thank you again Vlad Mureşan for sharing your photo of this spectacular butterfly taken in Romania. #purpleemperor #savebutterflies #butterflies #butterfly #wildlife #nature #romania
September 26, 2026 at 3:53 AM
mikemelton.bsky.social
Well, this was a real treat this afternoon as I found this Periplacis menander #butterfly outside my kitchen window. A new species for @casabentbill.bsky.social (and for me). These have a wide range from Mexico to southern Brazil, but they aren't common.

#lepidoptera #costarica #butterflies #bugsky
A vibrant blue and black butterfly rests with wings open on a bright green leaf, showing iridescent patterns and delicate details.
June 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
butterflyguy99.bsky.social
A stunningly beautiful male Pipevine Swallowtail showed up this evening in the last hour of Summer to wish you a happy #AutumnEquinox

#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails
Large bluish-black butterfly with orange and white markings on a large, light orange flower.
September 22, 2026 at 11:33 PM
mikemelton.bsky.social
We're at the very end of the dry season here in this part of Costa Rica and there are #butterflies everywhere at @tapirvalley.bsky.social

This is a Deep-Blue Eyed-Metalmark, a less-common and beautiful butterfly here.

#costarica #bugsky 🌿
A butterfly perched on a vibrant green leaf. It has wings that are brilliant metallic blue with striking black edges and an eye-like marking.
May 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
butterflyguy99.bsky.social
A beautiful male Pipevine Swallowtail on an orange zinnia for #SaturdayOrange 🧡💙🖤🤍

#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails
Large bluish-black butterfly with orange and white markings on an orange flower.
September 19, 2026 at 11:51 PM
sussextangerine.bsky.social
Small Coppers (pic this am), Gatekeepers & Painted Ladies were abundant in our Rye garden this year. There were more Clouded Yellows than ever. Small Tortoiseshells were all but absent. How did caterpillars fare in the drought😬?
#butterflies
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
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A beautiful bright orange, brown and white butterfly on the white flowers of Yarrow.
September 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
crgulsvig.bsky.social
Glorious female Black Swallowtail in my meadow this evening

Nature is amazing

#Lepidoptera
#Butterflies
#Naturephotography
Green wildflower meadow with many Black-Eyed Susans and thistles. In the center of the photo is a large black butterfly with striking blue markings along the lower edges of its wings
July 2, 2026 at 1:42 AM
butterflyguy99.bsky.social
A tiny Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly on wild Asters in our middle meadow this afternoon.

#Photography99 📷 #MeadowStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋
Tiny grayish-white butterfly with black speck markings and two orange dots on spiky green flower buds soon to open.
September 29, 2026 at 1:22 AM
eddiephotos.bsky.social
#Butterflies #Pollinators A Peacock Butterfly feeding on pink thistle head's.
#Butterflies #Pollinators A Peacock Butterfly feeding on pink thistle flower head's.
September 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
worldwildlife.bsky.social
Polyommatinae, the blues, are a diverse subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae) 🩵 #blue #blues #bluebutterfly #butterfly #savebutterflies #butterflies #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #bugs #bsky #BigButterflyCount #insects #butterflyconservation #pollinator
August 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
chuck4242.bsky.social
A Painted Lady butterfly on a purple coneflower for #StunDay!

#Insects #Macro #Butterflies #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #MacroPhotography #Photos #Photo #ECK
A Painted Lady butterfly in profile on a purple coneflower
July 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
butterflyguy99.bsky.social
Absolutely thrilled with how the photo of this Variegated Fritillary butterfly turned out. She’s illuminated beautifully in the sunlight, glowing like campfire embers. #SundayYellow 💛🧡

#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋
Medium-sized, glowing yellow-orange butterfly atop a flower with no petals remaining.
September 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
luceelente.bsky.social
#PaintedLady
#DetroitAbloom #Detroit #MI

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#butterfliesofbluesky
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#wildlifephotography
February 22, 2026 at 3:29 PM
butterflyguy99.bsky.social
And another major migratory butterfly for #ColorfulMonday

The stunning Painted Lady 🧡

#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋
Medium-sized orange butterfly with charcoal and white markings on a spike of light lavender flowers.
September 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
luceelente.bsky.social
#MonarchButterfly
#DetroitAbloom #Detroit #MI

#butterflies
#monarchs
#photography
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#butterfliesofbluesky
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#wildlifephotography
February 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
chuck4242.bsky.social
A Red Admiral butterfly from earlier this year.

#Butterflies #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Insects #Macro #MacroPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Photos #Photo #ECK
A Red Admiral butterfly feeds on the top of a purple coneflower.
September 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
kevin.wertman.org
After a week away for our anniversary trip I was able to get out to my local gardens this morning for a quiet photo walk.

Weather was perfect, there are still lots of butterflies around here, and I'm happy to be back home with Dozer. 🦋🐶😍

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #Photography #Butterflies
A bright orange monarch butterfly stands on the tip of a branch covered with green leaves. Another branch arches around it from the bottom right to the upper right then over to the upper left and two small out of focus red berries hang in the background just above the butterfly. Rest of the scene is various shades of green.
September 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
eddiephotos.bsky.social
#Butterflies #Pollinators A Comma Butterfly nectaring on a pink buddleia flower head.
#Butterflies #Pollinators A Comma Butterfly nectaring on a pink buddleia flower head.
September 26, 2026 at 1:25 PM
crgulsvig.bsky.social
Summer in St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Nature is amazing

#NativePlants
#Butterflies
Monarch butterfly getting nectar from a swamp milkweed plant in full bloom with clusters of pink flowers. We see a red pole shed in the background.
July 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
chuck4242.bsky.social
I saw a Black Swallowtail gorging on some milkweed this afternoon. A stunner that let me get as many photos as I wanted.

#Butterflies #SwallowtailSeason #Insects #Macro #MacroPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Nature #Photos #Photo #Orange #ECK
A black swallowtail is perched on butterfly weed, a type of milkweed.
July 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
fredarock2.bsky.social
It's a lunch date !

2 swallow tails tiger butterfly lunching on buddleias or butterfly bush flowers in my backyard today. First time I see 2 butterflies together on the plant.

#butterflies #butterflybush
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
2 swallow tails yellow tiger butterflies on purple pink buddleia on a sunny day with clear blue sky. The tall butterfly bush or buddleia is has several clusters of flowers visible n blurry green leaves.
July 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
eddiephotos.bsky.social
#SundayYellow #Butterflies #Pollinators A female common blue butterfly nectaring on yellow ragwort during the summer time.
#SundayYellow #Butterflies #Pollinators A female common blue butterfly nectaring on yellow ragwort from the summer time.
September 27, 2026 at 7:30 AM
hitdogsholler.com
Planted dill weeks ago to attract Black Swallowtail caterpillars and it worked! Well, today they exited their chrysalis 🥰🦋🦋🦋

#butterflies #gardening
August 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
butterflyguy99.bsky.social
Inches away from one of the tiniest butterflies in the world…

Between the rainstorms, I decided to take out my macro lens to see what was about. I was rewarded with Cupido comyntas, the fabulous male Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly. Half inch wingspan. Those scales🤯

#Photography99 📷🌱 #Butterflies 🦋
July 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM