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Another sunny, hot and humid day--perfect for insects. IDs with ALT. #insects #butterflies #moth #wildflowers #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast

This is a large butterfly with dark brown to black wings with some orange, yellow and blue dots on the underside of its hindwings. It is a tiger swallowtail butterfly, the so-called "black morph." All black morphs are female. It is nectaring on a group of small bright purple flowers, tall ironweed (a fall wildflower).

This is also a tiger swallowtail, this one has the usual yellow wings with black edges. The edges of its wings are quite ragged, and I cannot see any colors on its hindwings, so I think it is a male. It is nectaring on a big, spiky lavender thistle flower.

This is not a butterfly, but a moth. It's small to medium in size and is often mistaken for a baby hummingbird, since it often hovers like a hummingbird. In fact, it is a hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe). It has reddish brown wings with clear "windows" in them and it has an olive colored body. To me it looks more like a flying shrimp than a hummingbird. It is hovering next to a big, spiky lavender thistle flower.

This is a large Monarch butterfly. It has orange wings with black veins and edges and white dots along the edges of the wings and on its body. It just launched itself from the red clover flower below it when I took this picture.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #insects #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildflowers #butterflies #moth #hoosiermast

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