Lepidopteran Photo Thread

[What]

So, figured this might be an interesting thread for people in here... I recently have been getting into moths/butterflies and happen to have a whole bunch of SoCal moth/butterfly photos... and there is no thread of photos of these yet... Who would have guessed?

For photos being posted please label each photo/individual w/ the full genus and species name, location, and size(wingspan measured across the forewing is standard, I believe). Common names are optional and please only use accepted/widely used forms...

 

[What]

Butterflies:
Agraulis vanillae(Gulf Fritillary) - 37mm(largest) - Laguna Beach, CA


Erynnis funeralis(Funereal Duskywing) - 44mm - Trabuco Canyon, CA
(Ghetto spreading board...Sorry about the loud colored foam.)

Euphydras chalcedona(Chalcedon Checkerspot) - 28mm - Trabuco Canyon, CA
(Sorry again for the foam...)

Papilio eurymedon - 130mm - Aliso Viejo, CA + antlion


Plebejus acmon(Acmon Blue) - 24mm - Trabuco Canyon, CA


Pontia protodice(Checkered White) - 45mm - Trabuco Canyon, CA




Strymon melinus(Gray Hairstreak) - 28mm - Aliso Viejo, CA + Coenonympha tullia(Common Ringlet) - 26mm - Laguna Beach, CA


Strymon sp. - 26mm - Trabuco Canyon, CA


Moths:
Catocala junctura - 83mm - Aliso Viejo, CA
(Needs to be re-spread...Still.)

Ctenucha brunnea - 38mm - Laguna Beach, CA

 

[insect714]

Great shots of your Spreading/Pinning