Here are the butterflies that either began here or passed through my garden this year.
I chose these 27 pics, (some good, some not so good)..to share with friends of DG.
:o)
~Debnes
1-Black Swallowtail
Summer 2006 Season Premier "All My Butterflies"
Another BST Just look at that cute little face...
3- BST....another one
Mature Black Swallowtail Drinking water from the parsley..
#5-Pipevine Swallowtail on Texas Lilac- Vitex
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#6 Pipevine Swallowtail
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#7 Black Swallowtail On Zennias
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A bit tattered .....is this a Comma?
#9 Not such a good pic, but there are Gulf Fritillaries all over my passionvines...I was attempting to capture about a dozen chrysalises in the frame, oh well.
Crawling with Gulf Fritillary Larve
Passionflower with GF Larve
Another
More Larve
See how the foliage just disappears in a matter of days
Great pictures debnes!
The last of this batch, filling & drying out it's wings.. My son (Ben) and I watched it on the way out for school one morning.
Thank You fly!
Another one coming out
Frit Nectaring Lantanna
A taste of Sweet Basil
These next 2 are Monarch
On the Buddelia White Profussion
These next 4 are of the Painted Lady Visitor that hung around for about a week. She really liked the Vitex.
next pic
Another angle, she was just too busy to be bothered by me.
Last PL pic, fully open backside....this is one of my favorite pics
Almost done ..Here is a tiger Swallowtail on the Purple Coneflower.. Another fav..
Last but not least a wee Silver hairstreak on my Hibiscus "Disco Belle"..
Well friends, that's it for now.. Stay tuned for future episodes of "All My Butterflies"
Peace out!
Debnes
Fantastic pictures Debnes!! Hopefully next year I will have more butterfly attractive flowers and can get some cats to watch too!!
Thank you Sheila,
I will be working on the same here...Next year should be a good one with all we have learned and picked up this year.. And again, your garden was so so lovely, I got some great inspirations from my visit he other day. Of course, Paige's garden was quite a beautiful experience too.
It is going to take a lot of work thats for sure, what with the clayish soil and a few more obstacles.
However, I am planning to fill out the backyard for next year already.
Keep me posted :-)..
~Debnes
Deb beautiful pics. # 5 & 6 look like Pipevine to me. See it only has 1 ring of orange dots. Pics 4 & 7 are BST
Great Donna!
Thx, guess I had more variety than thought. I will edit them right now, being that it's important to me personally that these plant files reflect the correct names of things. Many like me rely heavily on the integrity of information @ DG.. I had thought they could be Pipevines, but wasn't sure so I just put BST in hopes to get corrected. Cheers!! :o) Very good of ya!
Btw~ is #8 A Comma?
~Debnes
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Great pics! hope to have some of my own to post next year. just getting started here.
Wow, great pics Deb!! I saw my first Tiger Swallowtail this weekend - I was so happy! It was next door, so the pic isn't near as grand as yours are. But boy do I have a hummer pic to post in another thread ;)
~Sunny
You sure did Sunny, and it was just precious! I got alll goosepimply..
~Debnes