DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 76

Great pics everyone keep em coming!

Oh such nice pics everyone...and the more the merrier here!!

Would LOVE to see a Zebra Swallowtail! I had a BST to day and she layed eggs on my Bronze Fennel. I found 6 and brought them in. So I hopefully will have babies here soon!

Oh, I'd love a zebra too. Not much Paw Paw up here though.

Here's a nice puddling shot of sulphurs.

here are my butterfly pictures for today. thank you for all the nice comments and for the id on my pics. i dont have ids on these two yet. love all yalls pictures. they are wonderful

different shot of the same one

here is the other one

same as above different angle

tlc, the last one is a Red-spotted Purple. Nice shot!

QUESTION MARK

Nanny you seem to be very knowledgeable when it comes to birds and butterflies. Can you tell me what this butterfly is?? Sorry I couldn't get a closer shot of it.

Ha. I'll beat you to it Nanners!

That's a Red Admiral. Really profuse around here this year for me.


Speaking of RAs, here are a bunch feasting on watermelon last week. Now it's gone and I haven't gotten more fruit or brew out, so they are enjoying the coneflowers.

Common Wood Nymph. Pretty dark, so it was tough to photograph. also not the most cooperative!

Aphrodite Fritillary

I love how polka-dotty they are on the underside.

I didn't know hairstreaks puddled.

Coral Hairstreak

Great photos too Mrs. Ed! I want to find more frits...

Thanks to you both. I'm going to have to get me a butterfly book. I only know the more common ones, but I have had some different ones this spring and I sure am enjoying them. I have had a lot of those Red Admirals. They seem to like my lavender a lot.

Nanny, I have never seen a fritillary in my yard. I've only seen them in grassy prairie-type areas. This one park I go to has a small area like that. I've seen Great Spangled, meadows and variegated there.

thank you nanny. all your pictures are great.

My Plumbago has been attracting a lot of visitors this week.
Gulf Fritillary

Eastern Black Swallowtail

Oh, that's such a pretty flower, I can see why they'd go to it.

I had two monarchs today and saw one oviposit on the swamp milkweed. Meanwhile my cat looks to be in the last or next to last instar. Gooooooo Monarchs!

I have had Great Spangled and the Varigated in the yard when I had my BF bush. I usually the varigated out during walks but haven't seen a GSF since 2008.

This is from 2008..I loved this BF bush! Wish it hadn't died.

oh nice!

I've lost two butterfly bushes in a row. They both were small plants, in 1G pots. I was wondering if I bought an older bush, would I have better luck. I might be out of room though.

Lost them in the winter or from heat?

I know I bought two large MW one year and they died, my small plants seemed much healthier. Won't buy anymore from nurseries, going to try to take clippings and plant seeds to increase my crop.
Duh.....after that I realize you are talking BF bush. I have had good luck with those. It did take a year or two to get going though. Now they burst with blooms, especially this 'black knight'.

Hah. Yah, butterfly BUSH. I lost them over the winter in both cases. Butterfly Weed is so much easier to fit in and pretty happy in my garden.

Just counted 4 eggs on the swamp milkweed. yayayayayay

Mine drowned in the heavy rains of 2008. I didn't even know which mine was because they had sent me the wrong one. But it turned out I liked the color on it much bettter than the one I had ordered. I ground is such heavy clay and get very saturated so I decided to not try another one.

Congrats on the eggs Mrs. Ed!

My BST eggs are still in my container just laying there! lol

Oh forgot my pic for today...

here is the 'artsy' version...foggy lens due to high humidity! lol

BF is an Azure

LOL Nanny.

Hey, I often just set my camera in the garage so it will be acclimated.

OMG...I am tired ...at first I thought that read garbage instead of garage.....I mean really!! LOL

Good tip, I will try that.

i have a couple more for today here is the first

here is the other

Nice. The first is a Comma, the second I think is a Wood Nymph.

thanks for the ids mrs. ed. i have 3 more for today. i picture is great the others are not very good but hopefully we can id them.

this one is a little better

another shot of the one above

this one i am proud of

and another shot of this one