Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily Pictures #93, 1 by lepfarmer

lepfarmer wrote:
Not something from my yard, but thought I'd post it anyway. This is a Forest Giant Owl (Caligo eurilochus), one of the new butterflies that we're flying at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden's live butterfly exhibit from March 3rd - April 8th. The first ones emerged today and I've begun releasing them into the conservatory. These guys are really cool -- and huge!

Not as dazzling, but I did see a good number of butterflies in my yard today -- Orange Sulphurs, Question Marks, Gulf Fritillaries and a Red Admiral. It was 82 degrees today and it felt great!

Dale Clark
Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society
http://www.dallasbutterflies.com