Hi, Lets learn some butterflies that are common in and around Seattle.

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Hi, Lets learn some butterflies that are common
in and around Seattle.
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Heres an easy one, the Tiger Swallowtail
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Stripes like a what? (Tiger) And, look at the
tails.
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The Cabbage White is one of the most common
butterflies here
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Heres a Mourning Cloak, wings with golden edges
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Are you paying attention? Theres going to be a
quiz!
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Heres the Lorquins Admiral - black white with
orange wing tips
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The Woodland Skipper is a tiny little butterfly
common in late summer.
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In some years many California Tortoiseshells
migrate here from farther south. If you see an
orange butterfly on a sunny winter day, its
probably a California Tortoiseshell coming out of
hiding.
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Heres the Painted Lady
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Heres the Red Admirable, often called the Red
Admiral. (But the Admirals are a totally
different group of butter-flies.)
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Heres another tortoiseshell, Milberts
Tortoiseshell
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OK. Quiz time! Ready?
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This is a
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Woodland Skipper
Tiger Swallowtail
Lorquins Admiral
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Nope! A Woodland Skipper looks like this.
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Remember the stripes and tails? Heres a Tiger
Swallowtail
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Right! The Lorquins Admiral
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This is a
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Monarch
Tiger Swallowtail
California Tortoiseshell
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A lot of people think that its a Monarch. But
Monarchs are orange and black. If you see one
here, it was probably released from a wedding
ceremony. (Not a good idea.)
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Right! To be specific, its a Western Tiger
Swallowtail. In this region we also have
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Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtails. (Two tails on each
side)
Pale Tiger Swallowtails
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Try again. A California Tortoiseshell looks like
this.
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This is a
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Painted Lady
Red Admirable
Lorquins Admiral
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Very good! A Painted Lady
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Sorry, a Red Admirable looks like this
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Come on. Get serious! You already correctly
identified the Lorquins Admiral. (This guy)
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This is a
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Mourning Cloak
Red Admirable
Lorquins Admiral
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Nope! Heres a Mourning Cloak
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Correct again! A Red Admirable
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What??? Youre guessing Lorquins Admiral again?
This is a Lorquins Admiral.
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This is a
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Milberts Tortoiseshell
Painted Lady
Mourning Cloak
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Same shape. But notice that Milberts
Tortoiseshell has a wider band thats orange.
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Oops! You already identi-fied the Painted Lady.
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Good! A Mourning Cloak.
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This is a
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Red Admirable
Woodland Skipper
Cabbage White
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Youre guessing, arent you? Heres the Red
Admirable (again).
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Right you are! The Woodland Skipper
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Come on. That one wasnt even white! Heres a
Cabbage White.
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This is a
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Cabbage White
Lorquins Admiral
Woodland Skipper
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Right! Most of the white butterflies you see
around here are Cabbage Whites.
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No way! Heres a Lorquins Admiral
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Naw! The Woodland Skipper is a little brownish
guy
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This is a
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California Tortoiseshell
Milberts Tortoiseshell
Red Admirable
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Try again. A California Tortoiseshell looks like
this.
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Right! The Milberts Tortoiseshell, with a wide
band of orange.
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A little bit similar. But the Red Admirable has
red bars on its forewings instead of an orange
band.
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This is a
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California Tortoiseshell
Milberts Tortoiseshell
Monarch
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Great! You identified the California
Tortoiseshell
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Not quite. Milberts Tortoiseshell has an orange
band.
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No. The Monarch is orange with black stripes.
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OK. Now it gets hard! Lets see if you can learn
what caterpillar turns into each butterfly.
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The Western Tiger Swallow-tail larva is smooth
with a big eye spot
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Cabbage White, with smooth green larva
(sometimes found in your salad!)
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The little Woodland Skipper is another species
with a smooth larva (almost the color of the
adult)
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Lorquins Admiral larva has horns up front.
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Red Admirable has a spiky caterpillar
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Painted Lady has a spiky caterpillar with red
splotches.
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This is a
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Red Admirable
Lorquins Admiral
Cabbage White
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No. The Red Admirable caterpillar has spines.
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Right! This is the larva of a Lorquins
Admiral ( eats willows, poplars, and ocean
spray).
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No. The cabbage white larva is also smooth
but green, not tapered, and has no horns.
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This is a
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Painted Lady
Woodland Skipper
Western Tiger Swallowtail
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Oops! This is the Painted Lady larva. Try again.
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Not so. This is the larva of the Woodland
Skipper.
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Very good! (Larvae of the Western Tiger
Swallowtail feed on willows and poplars.)
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This is a
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Red Admirable
Painted Lady
Cabbage White
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Sorry. This is the Red Admirables larva
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Your are correct! Larvae of the Painted
Lady feed on thistles, mallows, and pearly
everlasting.
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Sorry. Heres the Cabbage White larva
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This is a
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Lorquins Admiral
Woodland Skipper
Cabbage White
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Wrong. Heres the larva of the Lorquins
Admiral
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Right! Larvae of the Woodland Skipper feed on
grasses.
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Not Correct. Heres the larva of the Cabbage
White.
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This is a
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Cabbage White
Woodland Skipper
Western Tiger Swallowtail
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Correct. Larva of the Cabbage White feed on
members of the cabbage family.
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Not so. This is the larva of the Woodland
Skipper.
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Oops! The Western Tiger Swallowtail larva is
tapered and has an eye spot.
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Thanks for playing our butterfly identification
game, presented by The Washington Butterfly
Association wabutterflyassoc_at_earthlink.net For
noncommercial and educational use, feel free to
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