Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily pictures #98, 3 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
It's a beautiful day in Tampa and the butterflies are out and about. When I went out to get food for the Zebra Longwings and water the orchids I saw quite a variety.
1. White Peacock
2. Monarch cat
3. Gulf Frit
4. Tiger ST

I also saw a Polydamas and a Long-Tailed Skipper but couldn't get good pictures of either. I also saw a Cassius Blue that was acting weird. Somehow, it was stuck to my plumbago. I think it was trying to lay an egg and something went wrong. I gently grabbed her and pulled her free and she immediately took off flying so I guess it wasn't anything too damaging. One of those rare moments when it's okay to touch a butterfly. Glad I could be of service, LOL!

Melanie