I am sending some pictures of the beautiful butterflies that I snapped in the St Louis Zoo…god, it is SO difficult to get these things on camera!!

I don’t know most of the id’s…so I would appreciate some help on them. There were only volunteers in the Insectarium and even the list of id’s that they had didn’t match up with the pictures I had…

Let me start with those whose id I do know:

Here are the ZEBRA LONGWINGS…

And here are some of PAPER KITES:

That's the MONARCH... And here are the rest... Cruiser female (?) Common Sailor (?) Cruiser Male (?) I would like to know if this butterfly is excreting, or laying eggs, or what...? Paper Kite Cruiser Male (?) Julia (?) This one...is NOT a wooden model. It IS a butterfly!! Atlas Moth (they don't last for more than a few days, I was told; I was lucky to see one.) And here's one which is not so much in focus but it's coming out of its chrysalis...

Comments welcome…oh I love butterflies….!