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Occidental College BioBlitz: Butterflies + Moths

Although butterflies tend to flutter away here a couple tips for getting identifiable photographs of butterflies:

  1. Try to capture the shape of the wings.
  2. Notice the difference between the open wing colors and the closed wing colors.
Sycamore Borer Moth 1
Synanthedon resplendens
White-lined Sphinx 2
Hyles lineata
Anise Swallowtail 3
Papilio zelicaon
Western Giant Swallowtail 4
Papilio rumiko
Western Tiger Swallowtail 5
Papilio rutulus
Eufala Skipper 6
Lerodea eufala
Fiery Skipper 7
Hylephila phyleus
Umber Skipper 8
Poanes melane
Funereal Duskywing 9
Erynnis funeralis
Mournful Duskywing 10
Erynnis tristis
California Sister 11
Adelpha californica
Red Admiral 12
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 13
Vanessa cardui
Mourning Cloak 14
Nymphalis antiopa
Common Buckeye 15
Junonia coenia
Gulf Fritillary 16
Agraulis vanillae
Monarch 17
Danaus plexippus
Brown Elfin 18
Callophrys augustinus
Lotus Hairstreak 19
Callophrys dumetorum
Marine Blue 20
Leptotes marina
California Dogface Butterfly 21
Zerene eurydice
Cabbage White 22
Pieris rapae
Checkered White 9
Pontia protodice
Plume Moths 23
Pterophoridae
Noctuid Moths 24
Noctuidae
Black Witch 25
Ascalapha odorata
Erythrina borer 26
Terastia meticulosalis
Hawaiian Dancing Moth 27
Dryadaula terpsichorella

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