Sleepy Orange Butterfly A Sleepy Orange Butterfly rests on dry vegetation on the South Kona coast. Like Loading...
bushboy October 24, 2024 at 4:36 pm It is a different name. Not often see them resting on something as unusual as that though LikeLiked by 1 person
Graham Post authorOctober 24, 2024 at 6:39 pm I can’t remember where I took this, but they prefer low elevations and disturbed sites, which this surely was. LikeLiked by 1 person
Graham Post authorOctober 24, 2024 at 1:32 pm Not sure why they’re called sleepy. They flt around just as much as other butterflies. LikeLike
kzmcb October 24, 2024 at 5:03 pm Oh I thought you’d given them that adjective. LikeLiked by 1 person
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It is a different name. Not often see them resting on something as unusual as that though
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I can’t remember where I took this, but they prefer low elevations and disturbed sites, which this surely was.
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VERY good shot, Graham, sleepy or not.
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Not sure why they’re called sleepy. They flt around just as much as other butterflies.
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Oh I thought you’d given them that adjective.
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