Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Admiral

This morning, I overslept by an hour, so barely have time to even upload my photos. I suspect this was the result of the stress of being out on a volunteer shift yesterday, knowing that the community I live in was in the path of a tornado that passed over our city, plus having to deal with an error with my Internet security system the evening before! Will have to add descriptions, etc. later today. I didn't know that there was another kind of Admiral butterfly until I photographed this one by Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park on 19 July 2015. "Although slightly smaller (wingspan: 47 to 71 mm) than the other admirals, it is still a striking butterfly. It can easily be recognized by the orange tips of the forewing upperside. There is a white band across both wings, above and below. Females are considerably larger than males. This is mainly a species of the west coast in the U.S., moving farther inland in the more northerly parts of its range. In Canada, it is widespread in southern British Columbia, including Vancouver Island, north to Emerald Lake. It also occurs in extreme southwestern Alberta and there is a single record from the Cypress Hills in southwestern Saskatchewan." www.cbif.gc.ca/eng/species-bank/butterflies-of-canada/lor...