Veracruz Day Six: Butterflies

The sun was just starting to get warm when we left Macuiltepetl Park yesterday morning, but the butterflies were already stirring–in a few spots, so abundant as to draw attention even from the birds (gasp).

A skipper. 'Nuff said.

This one was brighter, and to all appearances tastier, if that left hindwing is anything to go by:

This beautiful fritillary is, I think, a Julia:

I have to admire the lepers for their straightforwardness in naming creatures like this one “longwings”:

I actually have Jeff Glassberg’s beautiful Swift Guide with me, but identifying them always seem to fall behind admiring them! One of these days perhaps I’ll run through my photos and see just what I saw.