Or “Polygonia interrogationis.” An easy ID from the white hook-and-dot marking on the underside of the hindwing. Spotted in Kentucky's Old Mulkey Meeting House State Historic Site (Tompkinsville, KY) » http://parks.ky.gov/parks/historicsites/old-mulkey/
where a set of my 6-great grandparents are buried.
Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...
@janeandcharlie I didn't take my "bug lens" with me on this genealogy trip, so I had to be content with cropping a nice sharp image with my [expensive] 17-55mm lens zoomed out to only 55mm. This lens is heavy, but the results justify the weight. :)
@marlboromaam I had no idea how many butterflies are in my area until I started paying closer attention … with a camera around my neck. Here are the 52 butterfly species I've been fortunate enough to photo-and-post (though some were away from home): https://365project.org/tags/tm-butterfly-species
@rhoing Those are glorious! I used to have more plants to attract them eight years ago. My yard went to hell in a hand basket when I started working at THAT place. The only butterfly I've been able to shoot this year is a buckeye.
@marlboromaam Yeah, same here. Our garden has changed over the years and I'm just not seeing the same volume and diversity of butterflies I did many years ago. So now — especially with my wife's back problem last month — I'm committing myself to more garden work, including planting things that may draw the butterflies back! If the planting efforts pay off, then I'll think about a replacement for my 55-250mm zoom lens. For now, though, I'm out of butterfly photography once I post the images I shot before the lens died.
![Sigh. [Travel-day]](https://media.365project.org/1/9428160_bfilmqru48_sq.jpg "Sigh. [Travel-day]")