Zebra Longwing's haven't shown up here yet.....can't remember when they did last year, but they do seem to come later than the other BF's
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mjs...you might put that one on the plantfiles database.
Plantfiles or bugfiles ? I went and looked and monarchs are in the bugfiles...lots of other neat butterflies tho !
PlantFiles would show how it is a host plant
got it............lol....I'm a little slow sometimes !
Mjs that is a great pic with the monarchs! A liiittle personal though is this an R rated forum. Lol. I have only spotted one longwing this year but not surprising as I don't have much shade. However am wondering where my peacocks are as they are usually abundant here around this time.
Enjoyed all these beauties. I haven't had many this year so far. I am planting more host plants and nectar plants.
any guesses on this one.
Sorry I meant to suggest the bugfiles for the mating Monarchs.
EFG...That is a cutie...not sure what though.
edited to say....it is a Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala texana) ....found it on the www.dallasbutterflies.com site.
Look under "on the wing" over in the left hand side.
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Took just a few minutes today to take a picture or two
Pipevine Swallowtail.............I've been seeing more again so I'll be checking the Pipevine plants !
one more from beneath......
mj, those pics. of your butterflies are lovely! Nice job!. I caught a pretty nice pic. of a Clearwing Hawkmoth and am very pleased it turns out nice;
Nice shots you guys!
Lily,
that's just darn gorgeous !
Great job Lily!!
Nice - hawkmoth with lily - Black Beauty?
jm, yes it's 'Black Beauty' lilium. She blooms late in the season along with 'Casa Blanca' and the two compliment each other nicely.
I'm so glad the GF was spotted in the garden, finally. I've seen them off and on for several weeks. First official pix on butterflybush. :-)
Silve Spotted Skipper or triple S on Honey Dew shrub;
If one enlarge this pix, there is a Hawkmoth just directly above the butterfly (12 o'clock position).
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Honey Dew Drops shrub and SSS.
That's a really cute flower on that bush.
The flowers are bees, hummers and butterflies magnet. Though, it's a tropical plants. Hawkmoths love these just as much. I think there was a Hawkmoth in the background in one of these pics.
I totally forgot to post this Monarch pix. This is the one that eclosed a week ago… my first success! It was so nice to see a butterfly all perfect instead of mangled by OE.
Beautiful Marna, congrats!
I spotted one of the Frits. But not sure if it's Aprodite or Great Spangle Frit.?
Wings closed:
Lily....see if you agree....I think it maybe a VF.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1672&chosen_state=01*Alabama
Wow, Sheila. That is definately a possibility! I saw a couple of Gulf Frits patrolling this natural area, there were maypops and others hostplants. I need to return there and look for eggs tomorrow. :)
At home in my garden, this BTS (?) was enjoying the MW.
Well it's not Aphrodite or Great Spangled, Lily. And from all the pix, I'd say shelia's spot on with the VF. beautiful!!
and why don't you ask Nanny what that dark one is. *snicker*
LOL, okay, my friend Nan please help your buddy out. lol.
You all are not funny at all!! lol
Trying to decide what mine is...Pipevine I think as that seem to be what I have the most of!
I will try to figure yours out!
guess I should have put a photo there....huh?
which looks different from this one....
I am trying to confirm IDs and make folders for each type to help me in the future...hopefully!
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Hah, down South. In order to eliminate confusion; I just call these 'purdy thang'. lol.
Thanks Sheila on the id for Wood Nymph,
Another 'Purdy thang' that DH took a pix of this morning.
Nan:
Your first photo is an Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Note the solid row of spots on the hindwing -- Spicebush has a near solid row, except on gap. The second photo is a Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor).
Dale Clark
Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society
www.dallasbutterflies.com
Bless you Dale...that is what I thought...was hoping the first one was!
Lily the last one you posted is the dark form of the Tiger Swallowtail!!
Keep popping in here and keeping us straight Dale...they are so confusing sometimes.
dragonfly w/ blue tinted wings
Eastern Tailed Blue, I think.
