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Hi Iris,
That's a Gulf Fritillary. Nice pics!
Mark
Yep definately a Fritillary loving your lantana plant
Louisianamark, Maydreams27, Thankyou! :)
IRIS,
Yup, these fill my back yard, and are some of the most laid-back butterflies that you can have. If you stand around and watch them for just a short time, they will get used to you, and some will even let you 'pet' them, or let you hold them on your finger-tips. Happy summer.
pford1854, It must be nice to see a lot of them at one time, I've only seen one here so far. Thats a really nice picture that you got of them! I have seen this large all yellow butterfly from time to time here and I have been trying to get a photo of it, But, It's so skittsy, Everytime I try to get a little close it takes off. This weekend, I'll have a little extra time and if I see it around, I'm going to put some extra effort into getting a photo of it, Hopefully I'll get one!
Thanks for sharring the info and photo, And Happy summer back at you!
Great shots of the GF Iris!
There is a link in the 'sticky' at the top of the forum that may help ID the yellow one that you keep seeing. Hope you get a pic of it.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/749144/
IRIS, I've probably got the same Big Yellow butterfly that you do.
Click the link to see.
If it is the same, then Yes, they are skiddish.
They take a little longer to warm up to you.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/761186/
shiela-FW, Thanks, And also, Thanks so much for the link! ~It will really help to put a name with the photo!
pford1854, Thanks for the link! Is it just the photo or is yours a little bit greenish? I'm not sure if it's the same as the one I see as I can't seem to get close enough to get a really good look at it ( But, Going to see if I can get a shot this weekend, I'm going to take my time and try to hide and wait)
IRIS, Seems like I cannot get the proper settings on my camera.
The BF is very Bright yellow, or Neon yellow if you will.
Good luck, and I hope you 'catch' it.
Happy Summer.
pford, Half the time I can't get the right settings either lol! Thanks for the reply. If I can possibly get it, I will post a pic for sure.
Happy gardening!