Butterflies Kissed By Sunlight

Bring Joy, Luck, Happiness

Today, tomorrow and through our lifetime the butterflies appear dancing under sunlight, when it rains they disappear lending wings only dappled by the warmth of the sun.

African Grass (Sooty) Blue Butterfly - Zizeeria knysna African Grass Blue, or Sooty Blue, Butterfly, is common and widespread in every corner of South Africa.

Richness within gardens offers abundance in beauty, transformation, freedom to enjoy watching butterflies gently gliding by from plant to plant.

Dusky Acraea Hyalites esebria esebria - Often different colour forms of this butterfly, can be confused with white-barred Acraea and common wanderer. Found in eastern parts of South Africa.

Personally it takes courage, finding your wings to soar after change knocks on your door, we need to learn to dance on the wind never against it.

Boisduval's False Acraea Pseudacraea boisduvalii trimenii (65-88mm) - Male more intensely colored than female. Found in upper eastern parts of the country.

Recognize the beauty of change within each, take on challenges never faced before, sooner than later this happens when one must like a butterfly transform in taking next move.

Layman Amauris albimaculata albimaculata - Common along coastal and riverine forests.

Lepidopterist, a person who studies butterflies or moths which I am not - all information for this post sourced in link at start of this sentence. Simple love their delicate winged beauty they bring into our lives, with hither thither floating zig-zag.....

Common Mother-of-pearl protogoniomorpha parhassus (65-90 mm) - Male and female similar. Common in eastern parts of South africa.

Locked behind windows or closed doors never venturing out we will never find the actual meaning to life in our surroundings, nature reveals.

Blue Pansy Junonia oenone oenone (40-52mm) - Male and female similar. Female with two red circles on each hind wing. Widespread throughout South Africa excluding most areas of the Cape.

Never rest too long lest we forget how to fly, immerse oneself under the sunlight to enjoy on bright fleeting moment of reality!

Satyr Emperor Charaxes ethalion ethalion 45-60mm - Female and male have different coloration. Male black in color. Female patterned as in illustration. Restricted to eastern parts of South Africa.

With Festive Season fast approaching I can think of nothing more beautiful than the nature outside my door, presents, spending will never fill the gap only nature can fill.

Dancing Acraea Acarea eponina eponina - Also referred to as 'small orange acraea'. Females can vary in colour. Eastern parts of South Africa.

Please let me know if any are not correctly identified, as mentioned earlier this is not my field of expertise, fun watching try learn more, our region have so many dancing butterflies.

All photography is my own using Canon Powershot. Any queries or requests please drop a comment below or make contact with me, have a wonderful day! Photography without tripod, go with the flow wherever life takes you.

Thought for Today: "A butterfly thinks itself a bird because it can fly." - African Proverb