Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Mystery small butterfly posing on Cilantro, 1 by artcons

artcons wrote:
This is one of several small butterflies in my yard. They are around all day long. They are slow flyers and don't zig zag very much. They feed on Plumbago, Lantana, Coral Bush, Wild Coffee, Shepherd's Needles, and now, Cilantro.
The butterflies wing colors in person are much darker blue than the picture shows. This is the first shot I have been able to get close to the butterfly. The Cilantro it was on is in shade this time of day, so it might not have been warmed up yet. I do on occasion see other butterflies that appear to be resting in a night blooming jasmine bush about 5 feet away from this grouping. This area is darker than most of the area's in my yard due to it being behind a five foot wall. On the other side of the wall is a 40' egg fruit tree, which also contributes to the shade. The wall also helps block the Easterly breeze which at times, can be very strong.
Any help or idea's with this butterfly would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Art
I forgot to mention the wingspan of this butterfly is less than 1".

This message was edited Jun 16, 2005 8:30 PM