Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 52, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
I think my skipper pictured above is a male Zabulon skipper.

The Zebra Longwings all have those reddish spots. Maybe that one lost some scales so it wasn't showing? The males and the females are similar and both have the spots. I didn't even realize they had them until I raised my first Zebra Longwing and got a good look at it.

Speaking of zebras...two Zebra Swallowtails emerged today. Look at my picture and be jealous! I missed them coming out because I had to go to Best Buy to get a new battery for my camera. Mine just stopped charging.

Today at the museum I saw Gulf Frits, Zebra Longwings, Monarchs, White Peacocks, and several skippers flying around. I only collected two Gulf Frit cats, but that's better than nothing!

Melanie