Pearl Crescent Butterfly

I'd never seen one of these butterflies before but after learning that they are often seen along the road side and near mud puddles it made sense I'd capture a shot of one in the mud alongside the soccer field.

Still playing catch up- no need to comment on every shot!

[Maggiemae]

How very beautiful!

[Debs Stott]

Gorgeous markings, quite unusual

[Lou Ann]

He’s beautiful, such gorgeous markings.

[Henri Russell]

He is really beautiful.

[Rob Z]

This worked so well - just lovely.

[Kathy]

I haven't seen this butterfly before either. I thought at first it was a monarch but the pattern didn't seem right. Thanks for clearing it up.

[katy]

beautiful and presented nicely in the square format

[wendy frost]

Beautiful butterfly and capture Fav

[Sally Ings]

Beautiful

[Pyrrhula]

Stunting micro. Fav.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

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Thank you Maggie, Debs, Lou Ann, Henri, Rob, Kathy, Katy, Wendy, Sally, and Ferry! And a special thanks for your favs- they mean a lot to me. I decided to go with the square format on this one because in the larger frame the butterfly got lost in the background.