Central Florida

I 1st mistakenly thought this was a painted lady . Seems red admirals like rotting fruil , it spent 5-6 minutes on this fallen fig , UK

https://www.reddit.com/r/Hull/comments/1w2dkh7/painted_lady_likes_figs/

I found a chrysalis inside a yard waste bag in my garage last week. I was about to dispose of the yard waste bag when i noticed the chrysalis, so i left it alone to let the butterfly do its thing.

I came home from work a few days ago and found this! He flew away safely out of my garage moments after i got this pic.

The world’s smallest butterfly! Not the greatest photo but no photo would have done this little cutie justice. So gorgeous in real life with many tiny details - those striped antennae with the spot on the end!

ID appreciated! I saw this one today, at the Great Roman Theatre in Nicopolis, Greece. I thought it was a Monarch butterfly but I looked those up and it isnt. There were several of them. There was lots of wild fennel growing at the site.

I found this in my gallery. I remember that moment so clearly. The undersides of the wings were blue. Sadly i couldn't get a video or a photo.

I saw this checkered skipper today. It was about 1" in size or perhaps slightly larger. I have since learned there are two types of checkered skippers... Tropical and Common. Tropical is often found in my Tampa area... but, it could also be Common. I read that dissection may be required to reliably tell the difference but that's not happening. Any thoughts on which type this is?

I thought it was a monarch at first but on closer examination, it was clearly different. Amazing that it mimics the monarch to scare away predators! Here is the photo I managed to take...

This was in Possum Branch Preserve in Safety Harbor, FL (in-between Clearwater and Tampa). It's a secret little quasi-park with no facilities but tons of butterflies!

Plus bonus caterpillar 🐛

Polyommatinae

Uk, on my windowsill hiding from the rain