NewMexicoPhotoJournal.com » Butterflies (and Moths) http://newmexicophotojournal.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:20:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sandia Hairstreak http://newmexicophotojournal.com/2011/03/sandia-hairstreak/ http://newmexicophotojournal.com/2011/03/sandia-hairstreak/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:55:56 +0000 Lisa Tannenbaum http://newmexicophotojournal.com/?p=671 A Sandia hairstreak, the New Mexico state butterfly (Callophrys mcfarlandi)

Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly

New Mexico’s state butterfly, the Sandia hairstreak (Callophrys mcfarlandi). It’s been an excellent year for them.

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Two-Tailed Swallowtail

A perfect two-tailed swallowtail butterfly at the Botanic Garden (outside the Butterfly Pavilion).

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Hummingbird Moth

Not much smaller than a hummingbird, and just as fast; as far as I can tell, they never rest, not even for a moment.

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