Linda,
Somewhere I think I read the GPH uses the mistletoe that grows on oaks. The majority of our mesquite trees are full of mistletoe but I've never seen a GPH on one nor have I ever seen any caterpillars or chrysalids. BAMONA just says mistloe on various tree species. I continue to look for them on the mesquites here to no avail...sigh
~ Cat
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The Dallas Lep. Soc. website www.dallasbutterflies.com/ just says mistletoe for the host plant.
"Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus): Mistletoe (Phoradendron tomentosum). "
Monarch on the Cowpen Daisy.
Carla
Gulf Frit. on butterfly bush.
My Zebra ST cat molted today. Well, a couple of them molted, but I took this one to work so I could watch it.
Also, I let another Polydamas go. As I was walking out the back door I saw another kind of Swallowtail fly by - it was either a Palamedes or a Black ST but I couldn't tell as it was faded and flying away from me.
Mom said the Poly was back to lay eggs on the pipevine today. I thought it looked like there were more eggs on it than there were yesterday.
Melanie
After many days of no butterflies, I had a few today.
A male monarch. I thought they were long gone.
Comma
Cabbage White
Lovely Mrs_Ed
so nice to see them here even though it is fall.
A different view of the G.F. I'm so glad to see these butterflies around, it's getting nice and cool here in our region also.
Hi Carla...nice to see you posting here...but what is up with the color on that Monarch??
Always nice to see the GFs Lily!
Melanie....That is a great and interesting shot of the ZST molting, not something I will ever see in this area.
Ms. Ed ...nice shots as always! You really have to enter some of your photos in the contest. The info is posted on the home page today!
I am watching Survivor but will post a pic or two later. Great day today!!
Oh thanks Shelia. You know, It's going to be hard to pick one since butterflies are all so pretttttyyyyy.
Check the past year or two for winners in the categories that you want to enter to get a feel for what it took to win.
oooh, good tip!
So pretty all. It is slowing down here with the butterflies and hummers. We finally got rain yesterday.. YEAH!!
Oh, my, I definitely want a GPH too... research time.
Hope your presentation goes will, Deb
Elaine
Hi Sheila. I've been around, just not posting very much. Not sure what you mean about the color on the Monarch? Here's another one, drinking from the Blue Mist Flower.
Carla
Can anyone 'guess-estimate' how soon this baby is going to pupate for me? A lone survivor of numerous cats. this season. I so love this butterflies, since they're aren't here in large number. I was fortunate to have spotted the moma EBST. But that was it! And the offsprings --> just this ONE!
This isn't my photo but it really knocked my socks off. Anyone know what kind of swallowtail this is? And look at its body - it's red!
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Mahesh-Nehru-Zoological/photo//080923/481/7b3bf11385b049038ce58616cb9de66a/;_ylt=Asygvt5WDAtnGGpaSCZmw3xpaP0E
When I went out to look at the Frostweed today, it was windy. And on occasion, that can be an advantage in taking pictures of certain large butterflies. I think this Monarch was tired of trying to fly in that wind, so it let me get closer than most butterflies out there did.
And here's my two-tailed cutie trying to roll itself into a ball. Shouldn't be long now 'til it changes color again.
WOW... that is one hot looking BF melanie!!
That is cool Linda!
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Melanie~ The butterfly in the link is a Crimson Rose Pachliopta hector...
It is a native of India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_butterflies_of_India_(Papilionidae)
Great shots Linda!!
I had lots of visitors this week, will post some tomorrow...(really tired) yyyyawn! :-O
Debnes
ooooo, I want that Crimson rose...lol Can you import eggs from India???
Pretty Monarchs..sighhh.
Lily he looks like he's ready anytime to pupate
Elaine
Love that two-tailed tiger cub? Hmmm...if the adults are called tigers...does that make the caterpillars cubs? ROFL!!!
Awesome photo of that Indian Swallowtail Mellie! Colorful!!!
My Pink Spotted Hawkmoth started to pupate a couple of days ago. It was pretty much dormant at the bottom of the cage...but then started to shrink in size yesterday. It's still in the cocoon making process but here's a photo from earlier this evening.
The shed skin is off to the side. Both are Uhhhhhhhgly!!! :o)
By the way...forgot to respond to Thea's question about preparing for pupation. I don't use soil (although have used it before) but tear up a bunch of paper towels and put a layer of "fluff" on the bottom of the cage. Once the caterpillar forms a cocoon I'll clean out the dirty paper towels and put in a fresh layer of shredded pieces again and cover it up with more of the same. I've raised numerous moth cats that way and they all emerged just fine. Besides, I like being able to look in on them daily :o)
~ Cat
ps...it should pupate completely by tomorrow and change to a darker brown color.
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ewww. That is ugly. but pretty cool too.
Cat, you are a mess. Tiger cubs.
That is a pretty --ugly moth baby.
Carla....I see now the wing edge was missing!
LL....Won't be long for the BST to pupate.
Cat....Very ugly stage of the Pink moth! LOL!
Linda...The Monarchs here have been holding on from the wind later in the day too!!
Melanie....beautiful red! Quick ID there Deb!
I had a first in my yard this week. A Pipevine blessed me with it's presence for about 10 minutes or more. It was mainly interested in Canna of all things.
It would dive into the centers and allowed me to get closer.
The Turk's Cap is almost gone to seed but the PVST was persistant with the few blooms left.
Excuse me for posting more than one of the same bf. I did see other bfs like this Gulf Frit; but got real excited when I saw my first PVST! lol!
Beautiful contrast of the PVST Sheila!!! Thanks for your reply on my EBST question. Indeed, I watched the little one wandering off to pupate yesterday. Smart little fella! It wandered into the thick of branches to hide and morphs.
Let's continue this conversation here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/911857/
Melanie