Varied Sword-grass Brown Butterfly

Varied Sword-grass Brown (Tisiphone abeona) Appearance: Dark brown with several eye-spots and usually a broad orange band on the fore wings that may be missing in some regions. Appearance generally highly variable.Wingspan: 5–6 cmSeason: 2 generations from September to April; only 1 generation in summer in cooler, montane areas.Range: Across…

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Butterfly

I came across this Black Butterfly while riding the local Rail trail, but to date haven’t been able to identify it! (12 images) Identified as – Grapevine Moth (Phalaenoides glycinae,)

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