Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 10, 1 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Oh yeah Deb! (Nice shot!) That's because it is a 'he'.. They will stop nectar when they get really hungry, otherwise they whiz by looking for a mate.. One track mind..(The female has a lot of powder blue along the lower dorsal wing.) Females usually take more time to nectar and touchdown their feet on a lot of plants. so they can taste, (with her feet) if they are a larval host.

So sorry Mellie... (How goofy of me to miss that?) I am very glad you said something. Yes, and I too talk to butterflies.... so we are all in good company, lol! Some of us are even butterfly whisperers...

Mellie~ Kim & Mike (on the road), gave me permission to use a couple of thier photos for a presentation I am doing, and for non-profit educational purposes.. I will post 2 of their pics here so you can see the 'dogface' in the Southern Dogface.