I have an answer: I think it's the Great Spangled Fritillary. North Georgia is the southern limit of its territory, and while I've found lots of photos now that I have a name, and while the outside of the wings match, none of the photos I've found show the exact colors of the inside of the wings. There does seem to be quite a variety of colors possible, however, so until I'm corrected, I'm going with the outside markings.
Whatever this fella is, it's been at the echinecea literally all day. It's a good sized butterfly, -- that's a big blossom. Really beautiful when it flits around and you can see the wings. Soft browns and yellows. I haven't been able to find anything like it on Google. It's times like this when I actually like this camera. Full 24x zoom from my back porch about 20 feet away, and it managed an almost perfect focus.
A work in progress
7 years ago
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