Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Butterfly population down?, 1 by mwperry

mwperry wrote:
States from CA, IN, IL, OH, MD, NC, TX, LA, MS, and FL confirm here there is indeed a remarkable decline in butterflies. Various and sundry reasons on this post are given for the decline, but there is no single silver bullet answer. It could easily be a combination of contributing factors referenced above. Nonetheless, we are all better for knowing we can take an active part in trying to improve conditions for our little friends. Thank you, Datura12 for starting this most helpful thread. I hope new information will continue flowing in.

Meanwhile, not all is lost in my backyard. Finally a beautiful visitor the other day -- a Red-Spotted Purple Admiral. Whoopee!