My Best Butterfly Photos - Part VII

Continuing with my favorite butterfly photos:

Gulf Fritillary

Hummingbird Moth

Indian Dead Leaf

Indonesian Batwing

Indra Swallowtail

Julia Longwing

Krishna Peacock

Lemon Migrant

Leopard Lacewing

Lurcher

Julia Longwing

One thing about doing my "5" Star Photos alphabetically is that you jump around from animals to birds, to plants to .............  now butterflies. This gorgeous butterfly, Julia Longwing, is found as far south as Brazil, but also common up through Texas and Florida. It is also called the Julia, The Flame, or Flambeau. It loves lantana which thrives throughout the southwest. As with many butterflies, it is a real treat for the photographer:

Julia Longwing

Butterflies - Part III

Still more Butterflies from the Tucson Botanical Garden:

Golden Birdwing

Leopard Lacewing

Leopard Lacewing

Julia Longwing

Indonesian Batwing