Readers have been generous with their critter photos. Now we're collecting butterflies. We started with a few from our old reader gallery and added a couple of new ones. Upload yours at tucson.com/readers
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
A butterfly from Ramsey Canyon.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Evelyn Harrison sent in this photo of a Malachite butterfly.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
This fella was finding shelter on our home's siding after the first extremely windy rainstorm.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Swallow-tail on rocks in between raindrops getting ready to fly off.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Queen fresh out of the chrysalis.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
This moth is close enough for us.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Most of my butterfly photos have been take either at the Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens or Tohono Chul Park — two of my favorite places.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
This picture was taken Aug. 5 at the Reid Park Track in Tucson.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Most of my butterfly photos have been take either at the Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens or Tohono Chul Park — two of my favorite places.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Most of my butterfly photos have been take either at the Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens or Tohono Chul Park — two of my favorite places.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Most of my butterfly photos have been take either at the Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens or Tohono Chul Park — two of my favorite places.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Most of my butterfly photos have been take either at the Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens or Tohono Chul Park — two of my favorite places.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Most of my butterfly photos have been take either at the Butterfly Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens or Tohono Chul Park — two of my favorite places.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies by David McCanse.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterflies in the sky.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Paper Kite.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
At the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
At the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterfly Magic exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterfly Magic exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Butterfly Magic exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
A moth at the Butterfly Magic exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
A moth at the Butterfly Magic exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
A large sphinx moth on our cereus peruviana night blooming cactus. Taken August 2, 2015.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
A large sphinx moth on our cereus peruviana night blooming cactus. Taken August 2, 2015.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
A Giant Black Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) perched in our Crepe Myrtle Tree. Huge butterfly with a 5" wing span. The Giant Black Swallowtail remained on the Crepe Myrtle tree, without moving, for well over 5 minutes or so … long enough for me to fetch my camera, adjust the settings, set up a small step stool, and capture several close up photos. Even after I closed up shop, left the site, the magnificent Butterly remained in place! Wonderful natural butterfly moment!
Readers' beautiful butterflies
The "Triplets" photo was taken during a hike on the Horton Springs Trail (Mogollon Rim) during the summer of 2012. Various kinds of butterflies were very drawn to those orange flowers, but I thought the image of the 3 lined up was pretty funny. Being a Marx Brothers fan, I named them Harpo, Chico, and Groucho.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
The butterfly and fly, both small, were on a small wild aster flower, seen on a hike near Flagstaff, in August of 2013.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Giant Swallowtail photo taken in March in my front yard. I saw this beauty flying around my pincushion flowers and was able to get a closeup of it feeding.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
The Pipevine was feasting on my persian lilacs in March of 2007.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
The Queen was on a flower at the Desert Museum, Oct 2013.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
The Sulphur was on my salvia in the front yard in Nov 2014.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Captured this Swallowtail beauty on the lantana shrubs in my Oro Valley backyard.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Koi pond at Civano Nursery.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Taken July 16, 2011, at Horton Springs Trail.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
From The Butterfly Exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens on North Alvernon. Taken 01/30/11.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
From The Butterfly Exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Gardens on North Alvernon. Taken 01/30/11.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Took this July 21, 2012, at Snow Flat on Mt. Graham. First time I've seen this butterfly.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Large blue butterfly taken at the Tucson Arboretum March 2015.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Lovely orange and black butterfly taken at the Tucson Arboretum March 2015.
Readers' beautiful butterflies
Evelyn Harrison sent in this photo of a Malachite butterfly.
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