Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily Butterfly Pix, #102, 2 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Well, I had a nice surprise as I was leaving for a doctor's appointment this morning. There was a White Peacock on my coneflowers! I hadn't seen one in a while and this one was a big one! He must have fed well as a caterpillar. Then, one of my little Duskywing friends was also enjoying the coneflowers. I'm really glad I bought them; I didn't realize the butterflies would like them this much! And finally, one of my many Zebra Longwings enjoying the porterweed. You can see the pollen on its proboscis if you look closely. Zebra Longwings secrete a special enzyme that liquifies the pollen so they can suck it up with their proboscis. The added nutrition is why they live 6-9 months instead of a few weeks.

Melanie