- Two Painted Ladies on Rabbitbrush
- Painted Lady on Senecio-compress
- Painted Lady Butterfly in the Indian Wells Canyon
- Painted Lady sipping nectar from a Rabbitbrush blossom
Painted Lady Butterflies
The BLM-California fall colors include more than just foliage. October is a peak time for the painted lady butterfly migration south. Along California’s Sierra crest, you can watch the painted ladies sip nectar from rabbitbrush blossoms.
Photo: Shelley Ellis, BLM Ridgecrest Field Office, Wildlife Biologist