I wanted to share these with all the Butterfly lovers vs just posting in the ID section, but I'd also like to know the specific species of this one . . . if anyone can help, I'd appreciate it :)
Thanks,
GD
True Blue . . . Swallowtail ID anyone?
Here's another view . . .
and one more . . . Nectaring :)
it's a gorgeous swallowtail.
actually did a little research.
it's a Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly.
Ahh ok . . . good deal! :)
Thanks Cajun . . . much appreciated ;)
Gorgeous! Great pics!
That's an especially pretty one, GD! Good shots, too.
GD - I just saw this one myself and id'd it as a Pipevine Swallowtail. I think it's the same as yours.
Peggy
Another. Sorry about the bad quality.
The bad quality in what Peggy?? Both yours and GD's photos are awesome. Are those salvia's that yours is on Peggy? Most of my plants are really small, and I never see anything but skippers on the salvias so far.
Thanks for sharing pics of this lovely butterfly ya'll. I can't wait until I see one of those babies in my yard!
~Sunny
GD, what is the gorgeous yellow flowers your swallow tail is on?
Sunny - Thanks for the kind words. Yes, it's a salvia the bf is on, mexican sage to be exact. My first year growing it, but my two bushes are five feet tall and it's a knockout - also, it's a magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, you name it.
Peggy
Oh Man! That is one beautiful butterfly! Both of them actually.
Love those yellow flowers GD and also want to know what they are.
I saw some of the Mexican Sage last night at Lowe's while Connie and I were rescueing some almost dead plants. I had no idea it would get that big. I'll be sure to get some for next year's butterfly garden I'm planning. I have Russian Sage now. I had no idea there were so many different types of sage.
Janet
Thanks ya'll :)
The yellow flowers are the Cowpen Daisy if I'm not mistaken. They grow wild in my fields and attract all sorts of stuff :)
Cool pics budbloom . . . I have a new (this is it's first year here) Mexican Bush Sage also that is do'n great and in full bloom right now. :)
Could yours be this one, I'm going by the third pic you posted. Was that pretty in your garden? wonder what the host plant is. would love to have the beauty visit me.
http://www.fcps.edu/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/eastern_black_swallowtail.htm
Nope, not a Black Swallowtail. (no coloring in the upper wings)
GD, GREAT shot of the blue! The sun must have been shining just right on it. I just brought home a Cowpen Daisy from the swap yesterday. Glad to know the butterflies like it.
You can never go wrong with a Mexican Bush Sage! I've got 2 and would have more if I had the room!
Vossner . . . Thanks for the link . . . those are beauties there for sure :)
I'm not 100% sure, since I'm no expert on these, but I think this may be the Pipevine species. Although the article on the site you linked suggests that these are hard to ID for sure, because there are several other butterflies with the same size and colors. I'll add another photo of a different angel that may help.
Those shots were actually taken out in my field (I live on 6 acres) and the Cowpen Daisy patch is growing wild out there in an area that gets a little extra water from the lateral lines of a septic system. So these survived the summer drought and are now thriving with the little bit of extra rain we've gotten lately and cooler temps.
KB . . . Thanks :) Yeah I took about 20 pics (in this set alone) and was only able capture that blue reflection in a few.
I think you'll love these daises . . . they attract ALLLLLLL SORTS of stuff :D I can go out there anytime and see at least 20 different types of butterflies & cats, dragonflies, bees, moths, grasshoppers, etc. Seems like everything loves these plants.
I posted some pics about a month ago of some of the other butterflies and cats (Bordered Patch) on this same patch of plants . . . not sure if you caught that thread or not? Here's the link . . .
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/650348/
I planted some pipevine seeds this fall - in hopes to attract some of those to my yard in the future.
Aren't they beautiful... great pics.
Yeah they are very pretty . . . expecially when the sun catches them just right :)
Good luck and thanks :)