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@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:12 AM

Surprised to see a Swallowtail in October. Unusual year.

A silhouetted female Spicebush Swallowtail on lantana for #InsectThursday

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Silhouette of a large black butterfly on an orange flower cluster and expansive blurred green background.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:41 PM

The Monarchs keep migrating in…

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Two large orange butterflies with markings of black veining throughout and white dots on black along the edges of the wings. On clusters of purple flower spikes.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 3:17 AM

Another stunning Painted Lady butterfly today.

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Orange butterfly with intricate black and white markings on a pale pink flower.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 4:14 AM

Perfect afternoon lighting on a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly today.

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Medium-sized orange butterfly with a charcoal markings and white splotches on its wing tips, on a large orange flower.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:19 AM

A lovely bumblebee on Bluebeard flowers for #InsectThursday

I got lucky to get inches away with my macro lens.

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A large, fuzzy black and yellow bee on blue flowers.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 7:29 PM

And another major migratory butterfly for #ColorfulMonday

The stunning Painted Lady 🧡

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Medium-sized orange butterfly with charcoal and white markings on a spike of light lavender flowers.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 7:20 PM

A beautiful female Monarch for #ColorfulMonday 🧡

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Large orange butterfly with black vein markings and white dots on black edges of her wings. Getting nectar from a cluster of yellow and orange flowers. She looks like stained glass.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 5:21 PM

And a stunning male Monarch this morning for #SaturdayOrange 🧡

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Large orange butterfly with black vein markings with white dots on black along the edge of his wings. Enjoying nectar of a pink flower spike.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 5:15 PM

A majestic female Monarch this morning for #SaturdayOrange 🧡

Seeing more and more each day as they migrate southward with some cooler weather.

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Large orange butterfly with black vein markings and white dots on black along the wing edges, perched on a purple flower spike.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 12:35 AM

A magnificent male Monarch for #InsectThursday

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Large orange butterfly with black veining like stained glass on a cluster of orange and yellow flowers.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM

A stunningly beautiful male Pipevine Swallowtail showed up this evening in the last hour of Summer to wish you a happy #AutumnEquinox

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Large bluish-black butterfly with orange and white markings on a large, light orange flower.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 3:51 AM

An amazing Buckeye butterfly on a pink zinnia for #ColorfulMonday

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Medium-sized brown butterfly with brilliant orange markings and six eyespots, atop a large pink flower.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 8:22 PM

The extreme heat has taken a toll on our butterfly variety and population here. Worst Sept I have witnessed. I have yet to see a Gulf Fritillary butterfly this year. This was the last photo I took of one last year on Sept 29th.

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Large pumpkin orange butterfly with some black markings on a large pink flower.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 5:20 PM

Checkered White butterfly on a peppermint flower spike 🤍

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Medium-sized white butterfly with creamy-yellow veining and charcoal splotches on a spike of tiny white flowers.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 5:13 PM

A duo of tiny Pearl Crescent butterflies on peppermint for #SundayYellow

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Two tiny yellow-orange butterflies with intricate charcoal lines and dots pattern, on a green stem of tiny green leaves.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 5:03 PM

A gorgeous Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on a light pink coneflower (Echinacea) for #SundayYellow 💛

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Large golden yellow-orange butterfly with an intricate pattern of black markings enjoying nectar from an orange-coned, pink-petaled flower.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 4:42 PM

Wide shot of the zinnia patch…

Variegated Fritillary butterfly and a Grass Skipper on pink zinnias.

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Medium-sized golden yellow-orange butterfly with a tiny yellow butterfly on pink flowers with many pink flowers blurred in the background.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 4:21 PM

Happy Sunday!

A magnificent female Spicebush Swallowtail on tropical Duranda flowers on our front porch.

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Large black butterfly with orange, blue and white markings on a long spike of purple flowers.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 12:05 AM

A gorgeous female Spicebush Swallowtail on a pink zinnia. Enjoy!

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Large black butterfly with orange and blue markings on a pink flower.

@butterflyguy99.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 11:51 PM

A beautiful male Pipevine Swallowtail on an orange zinnia for #SaturdayOrange 🧡💙🖤🤍

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Large bluish-black butterfly with orange and white markings on an orange flower.