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16-08-2007, 01:20 PM
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| |  Black Butterfly
Hi Im New On Here And Registered Because There Was An Enormous Full Black Butterfly In My Garden About 20 Mins Ago ! Can Anyone Give Me Any Info On Them And Where They Originate From.
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16-08-2007, 01:44 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
Not all black but it may have been a Red Admiral.
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16-08-2007, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  Not all black but it may have been a Red Admiral. | I agree, the nearest butterfly to all black that we see is a Red Admiral.
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16-08-2007, 03:19 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
Yep, I can't think of any other. It certainly looks black when in flight or with its wings shut in bright sunlight. |
16-08-2007, 03:23 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
Believe Me It Was All Black I Wasnt A Red Admiral I Know What They Look Like As I Do Get Alot Of Different Butterflies In My Garden... This Was 100 % Black And Had What Looked Like Black Stems On The Bottom Of Each Wing... There Is I Exact Pic Of It On Google If You Search Black Butterfly.. The Pic You See On There Is The Exact Same As Was In My Garden !! Thats Why I Thought You Lot Could Help Me.
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16-08-2007, 03:31 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
Hi Michelle
Where do you live. If in UK it could be an escaped or released papilio swallowtail type. Do you have a butterfly farm nearby. Can you give URL of butterfly identified on google.  |
16-08-2007, 03:32 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
The only other thing I can suggest is that it is an escapee from a butterfly breeder. If so, I'd doubt if it would last long as those butterfly houses are hot.
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16-08-2007, 03:34 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
If you mean the Black Swallowtail, it's very unlikely to be that. Not a native of this Country, being an American species. Actually, even that one isn't all black! |
16-08-2007, 03:37 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
HI IF YOU TYPE GOOGLE THEN BLACK BUTTERFLY IT IS THE FIRST LINK THAT COMES UP AND YOU SEE THE PIC STRAIGHT AWAY
I HAVE COPIED THE LINK SO TRY THIS WAY Google Image Result for http://www.sigidiart.com/WebBleachNewWorks/images/darkflight.jpg
REGARDS
MICHELLE
P.S. I DONT KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY BUTTERFLY FARMS NEAR ME...I HAVE A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF WILDLIFE THAT VISIT MY GARDEN FREQUENTLY.
AS WITH REGARDS TO THE BUTTERFLY FARMS I WOULDNT HAVE A CLUE HOW TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ONE NEAR ME.... ANY SUGGESTIONS ????
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16-08-2007, 04:05 PM
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| | | Re: Black Butterfly
It looks to me that image you posted is actually artwork.
I dare say if you typed pigs can fly into google you would get a picture of a pig with wings. Doesnt mean they exist.
Also strikes me that you have made your mind up already so I'll go with your suggestion that it is that well known species...............
Black butterfly.
How does that sound?
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