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All the Butterfly trays now identified - thanks to all!

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David E:
Hi all, I've now got photoed examples of all six of the Chance butterfly dishes, but although I have four identified, a couple are confusing me as to their proper name ???

See: Butterfly Dishes

The six names given by Chance for the series are:

[*]1. Red Admiral
[*]2. Agrias Lugens
[*]3. Milkweed
[*]4. Swallowtail
[*]5. Peacock
[*]6. Holly Blue

Can anyone help me get them ordered properly? Thanks for looking 8)

Sue C:
www.ukbutterflies.co.uk  hope this helps.

David E:
Thanks Sue, I have tried looking at the various images on the web, but they don't seem to match very well. As you can see, I have a Holly Blue to find, which I know is predominantly blue (would you believe 8)), but the two remaining ones are nothing like it ???  :-\

Agrias Lugens has the most blue of the six designs, but I'm pretty sure this one is correct.

Guess I'll have to wait for a wildlife expert to drop by. Kev, perhaps?

David E:
Ah, I might have answered my own question here, but the one I have titled Milkweed? does have a smaller blue butterfly in the background. Is this a Holly Blue??? :o

All the other six dishes show a matching butterfly in the background and this is the only one where a totally different one is showing.

Edit: And I've just discovered the Milkweed is commonly called Monarch, which does match the other design!

Max:
I think the 'Milkweed' one is a Monarch Butterfly (correct at No.3) ...they feed on milkweed.  Still trying to find Agrias Lugens...no luck at all yet.

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