Check out these wonderful butterfly pictures from around the Sanctuary. The season has been slow to start but I think we are starting to see a wider variety of these scaly winged wonders. The Orange-Barred Sulfur shares a resting spot on the cassia with the Monarch while the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail perches on the coneflower.
Remember the color we see in the butterfly comes from individual scales that reflect a certain light wave. Varied colors and patterns exist when the scales overlap to make darker colors. Some pigment is involved but most of the patterns are built from mixing or overlapping scales.
Hope all of you are enjoying the summer sun.
Susan
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