Insect and Spider Identification: Snow Bush Butterflies and Worms, 1 by seinoepym

seinoepym wrote:
Hi I have this lovely bush in my yard. Cream, thru green to Rosy variegated leaves on red stems. Don\'t know if it ever flowers. But it gets these tiny black butterflies [assume since they fly in daylight] and even tinier bright yellow worms, which much like Monarchs and milkweed, consume the entire bush down to only bare stems. My question is are they a good insects [thus tolerate their destruction] though it does come back, again like milkweed. Or should I try to eradicate them.

Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. Tried to send pictures but it didn\'t work.

Nancy L McLemore