Butterflies and Moths of Ed Zorinsky Lake Park, Omaha Nebraska
During the summer and fall of 2020, the year of the great quarantine, I photographed butterflies and moths in the Omaha Area. Most of these butterflies and moths were photographed at the Ed Zorinsky lake park in the city of Omaha Nebraska US. I visited this lake park on a regular basis through the summer and fall of 2020 to document the various insects and particularly Butterflies and Moths in the park. I love butterflies!
Despite the frequency of my visit, there were some butterflies and moths that I encountered only once; some were present through the duration of the summer and fall. In some cases, the quality of the photos were not as good as I would have wanted, they were done in the wild without capturing the butterflies. That not withstanding, I have included some of them in here. A few of the butterflies and moths came from elsewhere in the city. I have taken the opportunity to profile the butterfly flowers.
Perhaps, I will update this collection if I come across new ones this summer/fall. I have used 'pattern recognition' technique in the identification of these butterflies and moths and I have entered a few of these into the data base of Butterflies and Moths of North America.
Udea rubigalis, the celery leaftier or greenhouse leaftier moth on a green leaf
Epargyreus clarus, the silver-spotted skipper on milkweed leaf
Cupido comyntas, the eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue
Cupido comyntas. The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue
Caenurgina erechtea. Forage Looper Moth in the grass
Colias eurytheme, the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly on purple thistle (Scotland) flower
Papilio polyxenes, the (eastern) black swallowtail on milkweed
Colias eurytheme, the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly
Vanessa cardui , the painted lady, Cosmopolitan on coneflower, echinacea
Vanessa cardui, painted lady, cosmopolitan
Danaus plexippus. Monarch butterfly or simply monarch is a milkweed butterfly on coneflower echinacea
Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral on green leaf
Banded Hairstreak butterfly on yellow flower
Scotopteryx chenopodiata. The shaded broad-bar moth on green leaf, with damaged wing
Colias eurytheme. The orange Sulphur, or alfalfa butterfly on purple thistle (Scotland) flower
Pieris rapae. A small- to medium-sized whites-and-yellows known in Europe as the small white, in North America as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, on purple flower, salvia divinorum
Colias eurytheme, the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly on a daisy
Colias eurytheme, the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly on purple thistle flower
Cupido comyntas. The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue on pink coneflower, echinacea
Epargyreus clarus. The silver-spotted skipper on thistle leaf
Eufidonia convergaria. The pine powder moth or converged powder moth on a green leaf
Polygonia comma. The eastern comma butterfly on a green leaf
Danaus plexippus. The Monarch or wanderer or common tiger butterfly on pink Zinnia.
Danaus plexippus. Monarch, wanderer or common tiger butterfly on orange flower, Asclepias tuberosa, the butterfly weed
Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, on dry grass
Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, on dry grass
Gonepteryx rhamni, Common Brimstone, Brimstone on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, on green grass
Chickweed Geometer (Haematopis grataria) on green leaf
Atalopedes campestris (called sachem in the United States and Canada) is a small grass skipper butterfly.
White butterfly
Caenurgina crassiuscula, the clover looper or range grass moth
Caenurgina crassiuscula, the clover looper or range grass moth
Phyciodes tharos. The pearl crescent butterfly on grass
Macaria bisignata. The redheaded inchworm moth on green leaf
Papilio glaucus. The eastern tiger swallowtail on pink zinnia,
Eufidonia convergaria. The pine powder moth or converged powder moth on a green leaf
Haematopis grataria. Chickweed Geometer underwing on grass blade
Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing
Eufidonia convergaria, the pine powder moth or converged powder moth on a green leaf
Cupido comyntas. The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue on green leaf
The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue (Cupido comyntas)
The fall webworm in a silk nest. The only caterpillar I saw during this period.
The fall webworm in a silk nest, moth
Danaus plexippus,. The Monarch, wanderer or common tiger on purple thistle (Scotland flower).
Atalopedes campestris (called sachem in the United States and Canada), a small grass skipper butterfly on thistle bud.
Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm moth
Helicoverpa zea. Commonly known as the corn earworm moth on thistle
Helicoverpa zea. Commonly known as the corn earworm moth
Atalopedes campestris (called sachem in the United States and Canada) is a small grass skipper butterfly on purple thistle flower..
Another set of skippers, perhaps Polites peckius, the Peck's skipper on thistle
Polites peckius, the Peck's skipper on purple thistle flower
Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth on green grass
Colias eurytheme, the orange Sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly on sunflower on sunflower bud
Atalopedes campestris, sachem, is a small grass skipper butterfly on thistle..
A skipper on drying out thistle flower
Monarch, the wanderer, common tiger on purple thistle flower
Two Clouded Sulphur butterflies on sunflower
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