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Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis milberti

Description:

Dark brown butterfly with yellow and orange bands and orange eyespots on the forewings.

Habitat:

Along Cherry Creek in Cottonwood Canyon east of the Front Range

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2 Comments

jprat001
jprat001 11 years ago

also, do you happen to know the plant its on?

jprat001
jprat001 11 years ago

so cool! it looks like eyes from a black cat or something

HeidiEaton
Spotted by
HeidiEaton

Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Apr 1, 2012
Submitted on Dec 3, 2012

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