Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 36, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Am still waiting for Zebra STs and RSPs to make it this far south. Guess I'll be wating a long time :o) Glad ya'll are sharing photos!!!

Was outside this morning moving potted plants to the shaded area under my citrus trees yet still keep them in the path of the sprinkler system. Our temperatures are hitting 100's most days now and since I'll be gone for a while I don't want any plants to get scorched and die. Gave my buddy a list of honey do's for my yard and house :o)

Anyway, found six Guava Skipper eggs on my Guava Tree. Am assuming they were laid yesterday since they are maroon in color and not the pale green color associated with freshly laid eggs. I just hate it when I don't get to see butterflies sneaking into my yard to lay eggs!!! The BSTs did it last month too. I won't complain too much...at least they are making use of the larval host plants :o)

Here's an egg photo of what will be one of this year's first Guava Skipper brood. When ya'll talk about not seeing as many butterflies I must say the Guava Skipper is two months behind last year's first brood. I had eggs laid back in March 2007. Guess the heat and lack of rain or is it global warming that is having an effect?

~ Cat