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Tag Archives: eastern tailed-blue
A Small Butterfly
Butterflies are few and far between now, unlike the conditions usually encountered in September in Iowa. I did see this eastern tailed-blue yesterday, though.
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Head On
The front end of an eastern tailed-blue.
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One That Got Away
Yesterday a road grader scraped the gravel road by our place. That left an area of slightly moist dirt where some butterflies attempted to mud. I don’t think they were successful–the dirt being just a little too dry. I was able to … Continue reading
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A Tiny Butterfly
This very small butterfly is an eastern tailed-blue, Cupido comyntas. Here in Iowa it is usually our most common blue butterfly. This butterfly, a male, was moving its hindwings up and down slowly. I understand that they spread a scent … Continue reading
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Eastern Tailed-blue
I saw two eastern tailed-blues yesterday–first of this species for the year for me. Males emerge first and are blue above, as opposed to brown for the females. This is a small but beautiful butterfly.
Sunday’s Butterflies
Sunday I went to Slip Bluff Park in the southern part of Iowa. I went there specifically to photograph butterflies. We are a few weeks past the peak of the butterfly season, in my estimation. The weather was also quite a … Continue reading