Bees, Butterflies, Dragonflies & Such

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on cone flower

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail dark female observed in Durbin, West Virginia

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Painted Lady on Thistle

Painted Lady on Thistle

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Painted Lady on Thistle

Painted Lady butterfly on thistle

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California Sister Butterfly

California Sister butterflies main food source is acorn leafs. This photo taken near Flagstaff, Arizona

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California Sister Butterfly - Adelpha bredoii

This beautiful butterfly was observed on oak near Flagstaff, Arizona

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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee on Poppy

Salem Audubon Nature Reserve in West Salem Oregon was the setting for this photo of a busy Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee. Pretty bee.

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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly - Battus philenor

This Pipevine Swallowtail was observed in Mohave County, Arizona

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Monarch - Danaus plexippus

Monarch Butterfly in Arizona

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Dragonfly on Bent Reed

Orb Weaver Spider

Araneidae (Orb Weaver) Neoscona oaxacensis.
This Orb Weaver was "hanging out" at the Great Salt Lake Marina in Utah

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Bee on Poppy

Bee on Poppy photo was taken at the Salem Audubon Nature Reserve in West Salem, Oregon.

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Bee on Poppy with color change

Artsy color sets off this image of a bee on poppy flower.

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Mourning Clark - Nymphalis antiopa

Mourning Clark butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa

Mohave County, Arizona

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Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes

Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
Mohave County, Arizona

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Queen - Danaus gilippus

Queen butterfly - Danaus gilippus
Mohave County, Arizona

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