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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: Shortsighted on August 10, 2023, 04:10:07 PM

Title: Unkown butterfly
Post by: Shortsighted on August 10, 2023, 04:10:07 PM

This butterfly doesn't seem to exactly resemble a Buckeye, nor a Wood Satyr ... I don't know what it is. Underwing ID is always more difficult.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-9t3PJ8J/0/044456f1/M/Butterfly-M.png) (https://steinphotography.smugmug.com/Outdoor-Ontarioorg/i-9t3PJ8J/A)

Title: Re: Unkown butterfly
Post by: dodo on August 10, 2023, 09:12:45 PM

I looked at some butterfly photos and the underwing closely resembles American Painted Lady.

Title: Re: Unkown butterfly
Post by: Shortsighted on August 10, 2023, 09:38:00 PM

Thanks. I never even thought of that direction. I shot an American Lady in the backyard not that long ago, so this could be another one. The under-wing of a Painted Lady is slightly different and so I didn't even check American Lady. It's so obvious when someone else points it out.