Monarch Danaus plexippus butterfly migration brings many Lepidoptera through northern Florida. This specimen was seen around a food source of Seaside Goldenrod Solidago mexicana blooming in uncut fence lines and pond border. It has been verified and accepted in the photographic library of the Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) project. A sighting details page for this butterfly is available at the BAMONA web site: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org.
According to the organization’s web site, the Butterflies and Moths of North America project is an ambitious effort to collect and provide access to quality-controlled data about butterflies and moths for the continent of North America from Panama to Canada.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED with Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E-III focal length: 420mm | exposure: f/11 – 1/1000th second – ISO 500
Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia was designated the state butterfly of Florida in 1996. This specimen, found on Shepherds Needles Bidens pilosa near a heavily wooded area in Monticello, Florida, has been verified and accepted in the photographic library of the Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) project. A sighting details page for this butterfly is available at the BAMONA web site: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org.
According to the organization’s web site, the Butterflies and Moths of North America project is an ambitious effort to collect and provide access to quality-controlled data about butterflies and moths for the continent of North America from Panama to Canada.
camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED with Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E-III focal length: 280mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/500th second – ISO 3200
This Queen Danaus gilippus keeps to shade on a Seaside Goldenrod Solidago mexicana in a Wakulla County sandy marsh edging the Gulf of Mexico. This specimen has been verified and accepted in the photographic library of the Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) project. A sighting details page for this butterfly is available at the BAMONA web site: https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org.
According to the organization’s web site, the Butterflies and Moths of North America project is an ambitious effort to collect and provide access to quality-controlled data about butterflies and moths for the continent of North America from Panama to Canada.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED focal length: 300mm | exposure: f/5 – 1/320th second – ISO 500
