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Butterflies

Giant Swallowtail 2023

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Black Swallowtail
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Banded Hairstreak

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Monarch Butterfly
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Fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) 
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Hydaspe Fritillary
Giant Yellow Swallowtail
The only one I have ever seen and it was a big as my hand!
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Small Blue
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Cabbage White
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Buckeye
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Hydaspe Fritillary and Yellow Swallowtail
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Morning Cloak:  The first butterfly of the season in Minnesota. Taken April 25th, 2020. Sometimes they even emerge when there is snow on the ground! The tattered wings are from bird attacks according to the guide.
1/320 sec. f/7.1 480mm  ISO 180
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European Skipper on Common Milkweed
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Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) 
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Checkered-Skipper Butterflies are found in the northern United States and parts of Canada
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