Flutter by

Katherine saw the first butterfly of spring in our garden this morning.

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sarai. says:

It's beautiful!

I have never seen this species before, but had to look it up out of curiosity. Might it be a Milbert's Tortoiseshell?
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Nice colors, beautiful bloom on the heather. That butterfly is new to me, too, but I think sarai has a good id (thanks!). Glad to see spring is arriving in Newfoundland too!
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Photophool says:

Excellent macro. A few buttterflies are out and about but none have been close enough to capture.
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Rexton says:

These ones are supposed to be fairly active. The flutterby looks great against those flowers.

I think sarai nailed it as well (well, not literally). April is about the time for the first ones to start flying around.

I don't remember them either, but they are supposed to be fairly common. I guess if I see orange and black I automatically think Monarch.
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