Painted Lady

[eyeguy 54]

Made ya look ! !  lol     Painted Lady Butterfly

[Sturg]

I've had some on my flowers this week too.  I was wondering what they are called. They are fast flyers!

[teal50]

We have had thousands of painted ladies the last two days.  They have been like a cloud on the road, around areas with water.   Amazing numbers.  Think they are starting their migration and they must have had one of those sporadic population bursts.  I hope they are still around today, I'd like to get some video or photos of them.

[RebelSS]

13 hours ago, Sturg said:

I've had some on my flowers this week too.  I was wondering what they are called. They are fast flyers!

Huh?   HELLO!     https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Vanessa-cardui

[eyeguy 54]

still seeing a lot around here. 

[RebelSS]

Lots around here too, I just don't know what they are. Different varieties. 

[Mike89]

6 minutes ago, RebelSS said:

Lots around here too, I just don't know what they are. Different varieties. 

as here too !!!

[eyeguy 54]

fun

[Tom Sawyer]

Hilarious!!!

Couldn't keep count on how many we drove over on the highway near Big Birch the other day; I'm sure they were drying their newly hatched wings on the warm tar. They sure have been hatching big time the last week...

 

Edited September 5, 2017 by Tom Sawyer

[leech~~]

10 hours ago, teal50 said:

We have had thousands of painted ladies the last two days.  They have been like a cloud on the road, around areas with water.   Amazing numbers.  Think they are starting their migration and they must have had one of those sporadic population bursts.  I hope they are still around today, I'd like to get some video or photos of them.

My daughter in Sartell MN said this weekend they had an explosion of them by their home.

[eyeguy 54]

I hope they stay a little while

 

[RebelSS]

I done gots one!!! His wings were kinda dusty; think he needed a bath.     Plus a bumble too....later saw three or four painted ladies! ! (On the sedums)  Now you guys post pics of herds of them...  

[eyeguy 54]

Got up to bowstring for a few days and they were all over up there too. 

[RebelSS]

They sure seem to like Sedums. All over mine now.

[smurfy]

coming home from up north labor day on 371 between branierd and small falls there were thousands flying around the highway. not sure what kind of butterflies they were but sure sucked seeing them getting smucked by vehicles.

[RebelSS]

Buy a butterfly ID book, then stop and look next time. You've got a lot of time and money.