Below is a photo of 'great spangled fritillary' butterfly.
They belong to Family Nymphalidae (Order Lepidoptera).
It is widely found in the Eastern US, but rare in the midwest.
They are known to overwinter as a caterpillar. Poor baby!!
An interesting feature of the members in the "Family Nymphalidae" is that they look like having four legs. How? This is because the front legs are tiny, thus not clearly visible. Thus they are also called four-footed butterflies.
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| photo was taken in June, 2011 |
참 예쁜 나비입니다~ 미국 midwest쪽에는 흔히 없다니, 참 아쉽습니다. 박사님의 블로그 재미있게 읽고 있습니다! ^^
ReplyDelete서정민 올림
Hi 정민,
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you. You might have a pretty one in your area that we cannot see often here.