Fiery Skipper Butterfly
by Brian Tada
Title
Fiery Skipper Butterfly
Artist
Brian Tada
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photo
Description
A Fiery Skipper butterfly (Hylephila phyleus) pauses on one of its favorite foraging flowers in landscaping at a shopping mall in the San Francisco Bay Area.
With a tiny 1-1/2" wingspan, its habitat ranges from Argentina and Chile to warmer climates in North America. They can be seen darting among flowers and lawns in mostly urban areas particularly during the summertime.
Fiery skippers hold their wings in a triangular formation, with the forewings upright and the hindwings folded flat. It is thought this facilitates better absorption of the sun's rays.
"O Lord, how many and varied are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures."
Psalm 104:24
Featured photo on the FAA Group:
* GROOVY BUTTERFLIES, 03.28.15
(first-time ever feature for me)
Thank you to group administrator Anita Faye!
Scripture quotation taken from the Amplified® Bible (AMP), Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. www.lockman.org
Photo copyright © 2015 Brian Tada. To the glory of God. All rights reserved.
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March 20th, 2015
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Comments (14)
Kathy M Krause
Brian, I love this macro of this little skipper! They are all so beautiful and small! Excellent! LF
Laurie Search
This is so fabulous, Brian!!! The color is stunning!! The light is so beautiful, too!!! :)))vf
Bill Morgenstern
A real standout on the lantana. These little guys are really fun to photograph.
Brian Tada replied:
Thank you, Bill, for your kind and thoughtful comment! Appreciate the honor of your visit. These skippers are indeed fun to follow with the camera... fast action fliers for sure! Blessings in this New Year.
Brian Tada
Thank you so much, Anita, for this honor! It's my first photo ever being a "feature" in any group on FAA. Thanks for your encouragement and kind comments! I posted this announcement to my Facebook page, www.facebook.com/propheticportraits. I like your page, www.facebook.com/fortenberryssweetmemoriestoo !
Anita Faye
So glad you joined group and glad to feature this beauty on Groovy Butterflies! God bless you ;)
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