Carol DM
Managed to get a photo yesterday while this beauty was visiting the butterfly bush in Dustin’s garden.
I rarely see this buckeye butterfly in the garden. Maybe because he has such a short lifespan. And when I do, he is a challenge to photograph, fluttering very quickly from bloom to bloom. He has no time to waste.
Egg stage: 4 to 14 days Caterpillar (larval) stage: 2 to 4 weeks Chrysalis (pupal) stage: 7 to 14 days
Adult butterfly stage: 6 to 20 days
The above numbers show the life of a buckeye butterfly. Kind of sad when you see it broken down like this. When they are finally adults, they only live 6 to 20 days. And you may wonder why I take so many butterfly photos. It could be the last time to see them in my garden.
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Most butterflies only live days, sometimes weeks if they are lucky. There is an exception as you will see in a Quiz I am currently working on. In the meantime, sharing a few facts you might not know about the beautiful butterflies..
- The shortest lifespan for a butterfly species, which is just few days, is of the copper butterfly and the small blue butterfly.
- The average lifespan of a painted lady butterfly is just 2 weeks
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Would you be interested in a Butterfly Quiz?
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Nice photo of a very beautiful butterfly
Very interesting information. I did not know the butterfly lived so little time.
I did the quiz. It’s great. It’s saddening some animals have such a short life span. I would wish for mosquitoes and houseflies data to be reduced from a week (I think) to a few hours. Not butterflies.
It looks like a ‘giant atlas moth.’ I had seen one two days ago.
It is not actually as big as that but thanks!
I had seen one three days ago. I must say that the wingspan is approximately 8 inches. It is not common to be seen in my city. I guess that I was lucky to see it.
had I seen this one first I would have gotten 6 not 5 on the quiz 🙁 oh well
Oh well, you could always take the quiz again.
yeah but that wouldn’t be fair would it! Love the post!
Beautiful butterfly, seems like the creature is looking at you!
I thought so too, it might have been looking saying get that camera out of my face. 🙂
Great capture indeed and the butterfly is ready to give her best pose!
Gorgeous! And the quiz is a great idea.
Thanks, I posted a butterfly quiz. 🙂
Butterfly Quiz:
https://virily.com/virily_quiz/carols-butterfly-quiz-2019/
I wish I had seen this post before your butterfly quiz. I would have got one more right?
You could take the quiz again. 🙂
it seems short to us, but it is a whole lifetime for them
Yes but such a short lifetime.
I can’t read your this post,so I got 2 point,otherwise 7/7
Sorry you cannot read the post.
I’m looking forward to your quiz … great picture, dear Carol
I just posted it my friend, thank you!
Here is a link to the quiz…
https://virily.com/virily_quiz/carols-butterfly-quiz-2019/
I had no idea that some of these beautiful creatures only live a short time. Another great photo.
Yes another reason I love toe see them and photograph them. More to come.. Thank you!
I often wonder why the most beautiful things in life never last long.