12 thoughts on “Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly”

1. naturebackin October 19, 2025 at 5:20 am

   What stunning colours – and a great example of happy serendipity!

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   1. Graham Post authorOctober 19, 2025 at 5:44 am

      It was indeed.

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2. sustainabilitea October 11, 2025 at 1:14 pm

   A wonderful shot, Graham. I don’t care for the sulphuric part of the name. I get a bad smell feeling from it. Not your fault, obviously. 😉

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   1. Graham Post authorOctober 11, 2025 at 6:49 pm

      Well, I don’t generally sniff butterflies, but I’ve never noticed a bad smell around them!

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      1. sustainabilitea October 11, 2025 at 7:08 pm

         But you have to admit that the word, sulfur or sulfuric conveys a sort of smell. I’m not saying the butterfly actually smells like that, but it’s just sort of an offputting name.

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         1. Graham Post authorOctober 12, 2025 at 8:21 pm

            I agree it’s not a flattering name, although I think it refers more to the color than anything else.

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3. bushboy October 11, 2025 at 10:42 am

   Wow Graham, a fabulous colourful macro. Pretty butterfly, flower and water drops, the perfect trio

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   1. Graham Post authorOctober 11, 2025 at 6:47 pm

      Thanks Brian. I like the color combo.

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4. lifelessons October 11, 2025 at 6:10 am

   Often when I watch insects, I am filled with curiosity about whether they actually think and if so, without language, what their thoughts consist of. Images? Impulses? I think it is good I don’t know or I would never be able to kill another insect in my life.. even the leafcutter ants who desecrate and strip my garden if allowed to go on living there.

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   1. Graham Post authorOctober 11, 2025 at 6:47 pm

      Well, they certainly communicate as they’re very organized, but swarming over my kitchen counter is still not OK in my book!

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      1. lifelessons October 11, 2025 at 7:07 pm

         I know. I’ve flushed about a million tiny ants down my drain in my lifetime but must admit I feel guilty about it thinking that each on is a living being…and perhaps there are living beings in the universe that would view me in the same way.

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         1. Graham Post authorOctober 12, 2025 at 8:20 pm

            Well, I’m not a vegetarian, so I’ve consumed what were living beings. I guess that means I’m in deep trouble!

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