Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY PICTURES #101, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
Whew am I tired! I went to MOSI this morning to do the usual volunteer thing. I told myself to take it easy and not to chase butterflies, but what did I do? I chased butterflies. Sigh. I caught seven total: 2 Monarchs, 2 Gulf Fritillaries, a Black ST, a Pipevine ST, and an Orange-Barred Sulphur. The flight cage only had Zebra Longwings and Great Southern Whites in it, so I wanted to add some diversity for the guests. And everyone wants to see a Monarch - seriously, people ask me about them. I almost had a Polydamas, but it escaped. I also took all my Monarch cats in to the museum since I am nearly out of milkweed.

Now for some pictures...Here's a White Peacock caterpillar. Second is a Great Southern White caterpillar which I need to add to the BugFiles. Next, is a pair of Great Southern Whites I caught in the act of mating. Then, I have a picture of Great Southern White eggs laid on cleome seed pods (they had already eaten most of the plant and the seed pods were all that was left). And finally, here is that Orange-Barred Sulphur I caught. I'm pretty sure it's a female but it was kind of raggedy.