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Eastern Towhee

Posted on July 17, 2011 by mdwildlife

The Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erthrophthalmus) is a fat little bird that kind of looks like a cross between a sparrow and an oriole. The head and back or black and the underside of its wing has a little orange coloring. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged black, fat, orange, songbird

Red Admiral

Posted on October 22, 2010 by mdwildlife

The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a distinctive brushfoot and very unique in the state of Maryland. In flight, it can sometimes look like one of the Lady butterflies, but at rest, the Admiral is immediately recognizable as no other … Continue reading →

Posted in Brushfoots, Butterflies | Tagged admiral, orange, red

Red-Banded Hairstreak

Posted on October 17, 2010 by mdwildlife
Red-Banded hairstreak

The Red-Banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). Admittedly, this is a terrible photo, but it does do a good job of displaying the very pronounced banded markings on the hindwing of the Red-Banded Hairstreak. This is the only photo I have of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues and Hairstreaks, Butterflies | Tagged orange, red

White M Hairstreak

Posted on October 16, 2010 by mdwildlife

The White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) is a southeastern hairstreak with a distinctly marked hindwing and beautiful top wing. The White M is a medium size butterfly, but would probably be considered large for a hairstreak. It is not very common … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues and Hairstreaks, Butterflies | Tagged blue, orange, red, white

Viceroy

Posted on October 16, 2010 by mdwildlife
Viceroy

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a butterfly that makes a living looking exactly like the Monarch. It is slightly smaller, but has an almost exact color and wing pattern. The glaring top wing difference – an additional horizontal black vein – is very obvious, … Continue reading →

Posted in Brushfoots, Butterflies | Tagged black, orange

Variegated Fritillary

Posted on October 16, 2010 by mdwildlife

The Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) is a striking orange butterfly. It is mostly a southern species, but does inhabit Maryland and can be found in states to the north as well. Personally, I have photographed them at Idylwild and Deal … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies | Tagged fritillary, orange

Spicebush Swallowtail

Posted on October 5, 2010 by mdwildlife
Spicebush Swallowtail

The Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) is one of three dark swallowtail butterflies extremely common in Maryland. I think that I may see the Spicebush more often than the Black and Pipevine swallowtails, but it’s so hard to know. The Spicebush … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Swallowtails | Tagged black, orange, white

Pipevine Swallowtail

Posted on October 5, 2010 by mdwildlife

The Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) is a large, black beautiful buttefly. A big fan of flowering plants, it will fly low to the ground or eye level and often continues to flutter its wings when at rest. This particular swallowtail … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Swallowtails | Tagged black, orange

Pearl Crescent

Posted on October 5, 2010 by mdwildlife

The Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) is a small, speckled, orange and black butterfly that can be found all across Maryland, from the spring into the fall months. I have run across one as late as November at Eastern Neck Island … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies | Tagged black, crescent, orange

Orange Sulphur

Posted on October 5, 2010 by mdwildlife
Orange Sulphur in flight

The Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) is another popular sulphur butterfly that is widespread in Maryland. Much of the same logic applies to these sulphurs, you have no idea which one your seeing with the naxed eye, unless you can catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies, Whites and Sulphurs | Tagged orange, yellow

The Monarch

Posted on October 4, 2010 by mdwildlife

The Monarch (Danaus plexippus). Yes, the Monarch. Probably the most ridiculously well-known and recognizable butterfly on the planet. They have those in Maryland. It flies every year from Canada to Peru, or somewhere else, and finds something or someplace on instinct … Continue reading →

Posted in Brushfoots, Butterflies | Tagged orange

Great Spangled Fritillary

Posted on October 2, 2010 by mdwildlife

The Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) is an extremely visually striking butterfly that can be found in forests, woods, meadows, open areas … really, a lot of places. The Great Spangled Fritillary is very common in Maryland. It’s a fairly large … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterflies | Tagged fritillary, orange

Eastern Tailed Blue

Posted on October 2, 2010 by mdwildlife
Eastern Tailed Blue

The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) means trouble for you identification fans out there. When you have one zoomed in as close as the photo above, it’s not that hard to pick out the orange splotch, the straight double tail and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues and Hairstreaks, Butterflies | Tagged blue, orange

American Lady

Posted on October 2, 2010 by mdwildlife

The American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a medium sized species in the brushfoot family of butterflies. Ladies typically fly close to the ground with a fluttering motion and will land on the ground and spread their wings in and out. … Continue reading →

Posted in Brushfoots, Butterflies | Tagged lady, orange

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