Garden Visitor

[shadowycat]

Hi, someone suggested that my photographs might be of interest to this community. I live in Tennessee, in the southern United States, and I have a patch of lavender in my garden that attracts a lot of interesting visitors. Here are a few shots of a recent one. I'm not that good at identification, so I'd be pleased if anyone can confirm or correct my guess, but I believe this is a Gulf Fritillary. All the shots are of the same butterfly from different angles. :D

Comments

[weaverbird]

Beautiful! Such a lovely creature, and the photos are wonderful. Thanks for posting. *g*

[meretia]

That does look like a fritillary to me. Great shots!

[shadowycat]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked them. The butterfly was beautiful! :D

[shadowycat]

Thanks! And thanks for the confirmation, too. :D

[holyschist]

Lovely! I agree it's a fritillary of some kind; couldn't say which (I'm awful at telling the frits apart).

[shadowycat]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked the pictures. :D

[copracat]

Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing.

[shadowycat]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked them. :D

[afuna]

Absolutely gorgeous *_*

[haruka]

Ohhhh, pretty!

[shadowycat]

Thank you. :D

[shadowycat]

Thank you! And thank you for the nudge in this direction. :D

[lark_ascends]

Lovely shots!

[shadowycat]

Thank you! :D

[ysilme]

Yay to seeing you posting over here, too! :o) You already know how much I love this little fellow and your pics of it.

[shadowycat]

Thanks! It was a beauty. :D