Bugs n butterflies... again!
Mating rituals in the lantana
Gulf frit joins the party...
Gulf fritillary luv
Aw man!
Can't get a bit of privacy around here...
Now, this is just crazy...
Monarch and red-spotted purple share a nectar source.
I'm thinking spice bush swallow-tail... but those dark form tiger swallowtails are practically indistinguishable from the spice bush... so... still looking for an easy way to tell them apart.
Looks as dangerous as falling in love with a black widow or a prayin' mantis...
I'm using a pic I shot in Macon... my eupatorium serotinum has vitis on it, and didn't make a nice picture...
But... I got wasp pics from mine...
There were a pair of them... but getting widely spaced multiple caterpillars in the shot is even more difficult than multiple butterflies...
posted by Gardens-In-The-Sand at
2:56 PM
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Marvelous, just marvelous.
The easier way for me to tell the Tiger and the Spicebush apart is to look at the undersides, the Spicebush has some spots and the Tiger has some lines that give them away. Or you can do what I do and just call all of them "Dark Swallowtails."
Eurytides marcellus has returned after several weeks' absence.
You have such a talent for capturing critters! Every pic was wonderful to see......the Saddleback is so strange looking....I love it!....thanks for sharing.
@ Jean Campbell....
I haven't seen Eurytides marcellus since August... no cats on the paw paws when I check either... Checked your blog... no zebra swallowtail pictures...
@ Flower Freak...
Ima fan of butterflies... n other bugs...
Glad that you are enjoying them too!
Thanks for visiting my blog. You must have thought I'd lost it (I pretty much have!)I meant to save the post to finish it and posted it instead.
It's all fixed and looking spiffy!
Love the suggestion about more host plants. Do you have any suggestions? It would give me a goal for next growing season.
Sally
Flwr Freak...
You might enjoy this post about gardening for butterflies.
I've included 4 links to butterfly host plants...
It's important to figure out which butterflies are likely to visit... and garden for them. Usually this means not pulling out plants that are natural to your area.... or re-introducing the local natives....
A butterfly's host plants can often be found in that patch of "weeds" out in back... all that may be necessary is to avoid mowing while the butterflies are using them.
Thx so much for the info. I'll do a little deeper digging as I want to eventually have mostly natives but, you're right, I need more host plants. Did another quick run through your post.....your pics are amazing....the butterflies really are one of life's joys!
Enjoyed seeing the red-spotted purple butterfly. Don't think we have that in Florida.
@ Linda AKA southern...
I'd be surprised if the red spotted purple missed florida...
I remember seeing them posted on Jean's blog she's close to the fla border... I think... and yall's long winged zebra is abundant up here this year...
Butterflies and Moths of North America sez that they range down through central Florida
I looked through yr butterfly posts agin jest now... purdy... I want to see some cat shots with the butterflies... and maybe some host plant pics...
Of course... some cats are more difficult to spot than others...
You really get the beauties. The Gulf Fritillary are just gorgeous. Nice captures of all the action too. Glad to see we will have some butterfly offspring on the way. Not too much happening up here in that department. No caterpillars that I have seen all summer.
@gardenwalktalk
No caterpillars all summer? What did the songbirds feed their babies?
It's been a tremendous year for them here
Great pictures and a great butterfly population. !
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