I like all butterflies, but this is one of my favourites. It's color is hard to describe. We usually see them in early summer gathered around puddles. I found this one resting on our rose bush one evening in early July when I went out to check the webs around the house.
I love these little guys. They seem to show up around late summer and are always fluttering along the edge of our walking trail. They seem to stop at every weed and flower along the way. I photographed this one last August.
Last July I found this beauty climbing up the wall of our house. I took a bunch of photos and right before my eyes it started to turn into a beautiful chrysalis. I kept it in a jar till the metamorphosis was complete, got a few more photos then opened the door and released it. I watched it fly off. Pretty amazing.