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A large, orange-ish colored butterfly began staying around our garden a few days ago. At first glance, I thought it was a monarch since a few of them have been around for the past week or so. Looking ...

Fritillary butterflies are often confused for monarchs but have a distinct orange and black checkerboard pattern. Unlike most butterflies, fritillary caterpillars overwinter and emerge in the spring.

On a recent trip to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area to photograph birds, I wasn’t having much luck, so I shot pictures of butterflies. This is a great spangled fritillary that was moving between ...

Jun. 29—MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Seventeen adult regal fritillary butterflies spread their orange wings and took flight earlier this month over Linden's Prairie as part of a project between the Missouri ...