Butterfly dance

I was out walking the dog when these two butterflies fluttered by. I don't think I have seen this kind in my yard and I don't know their name. They suddenly dropped to the street. When I returned, they were gone. Phone capture. Today will be busy and the rain is upon us. Only a few days left of the project!

[bkb in the city]

Very cool. Definitely a new one for me too

[Daryl O'Hare]

Wow!

[Thom Mitchell]

Awesome butterflies, Danette! @cjwhite Carolyn?
(I may have to try and hunt down this ID myself!)

[Bill South]

These are moths in a hot moment!

[❀ Lynn]

They look like kites! Cool shot! You are close to the end of the year!!! Staying on?

[Danette Thompson]

@rhoing Let me know if you find out! I even looked in my book.

@billsouth Definitely. The flew by so quickly, I thought they were love bugs.

@lynnb Thanks, Lynn. I will stay, just maybe not daily. I am a bit worn out.

[Simon]

Very cool shot!

[Pam Knowler]

Great capture Danette - beautiful butterflies!!

[richard saffold]

i have no idea, but they are cool.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, they are so interesting looking. Great find and capture.

[Jennifer]

Ooh cool capture.

[SquamLoon]

Cool. And wow, you ARE close! I can only imagine how worn out one must be by the end. I'm five months in and confident of finishing, but there are definitely days when I feel way too pressured by needing a photo before I can rest...

[Lisa Nordquist]

I thought it was a kite at first too from the thumbnail. Very interesting! What did we do before we had camera phones!

[Danette Thompson]

@squamloon Apparently they were exhausted by their romance, and were just lying there in the street and I was able to get very close with my phone. You'll go through moods through the year. Some days you just have to tough it out! Some days I had to use fillers from a few days back. Otherwise, I'd neglect my work!