Thought I would post a couple of photos of the sphynx moth and butterflies that loved my zinnias last year! Here is a great photo of a Sphynx moth that loved to visit my cleome...
Some of my jeweled visitors...
And here is a tiger Swallowtail...
Lovely, Thanks!!
A monarch passing through... hopefully the butterfly weed and yarrow I am planting this year will bring in more!
And a Painted Lady...
...or two! I had clouds of them over my zinnias, but these were the best photos.
Thank you for the photos.They are beautiful.
They are all beautiful! What is that Monarch doing? He's upside down! Is he hanging onto something I can't see in the pic? I love the colors of the sphinx moth and the cleome! I just planted some of those, so I'm glad to see they like them.
He is flying, and I caught him on the "downstroke". He does look a little wierd, doesn't he? But I thought the shot of his wings was good. Sort of an "action" photo!
Oh! That is a good shot! LOL His body sure bends up, which is why I thought he was upside down. I can never figure out why I don't see Monarch's early in the year, just only on their way to Mexico. They just pass me by on the way back.