I canot be sure of this one, can you help? I don't want to put them in my blog without ID.
Hope you are all well.
Help with ID
DATURA12,
your lovely butterfly is the Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia): http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/bpatch.html
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/459/
Kennedy
Thank you, for reference this one was on garlic chives
Datura...they use sunflowers as a larval host plant. Bet if you look around you'll find many more :o) They are extremely abundant in south Texas and often variable in color and markings.
Even their chrysalids are different colors :o)
~ Cat
I haven't seen any for quite a while. There's quite a few butterflies that just aren't around these days here.
Thank you, I will keep the host plant in mind. There are alot of wild highway sunflowers out now in the area. Good pic of the chrysalids.
ooo, i love this one.
Datura, that is a BEAUTIFUL picture. Thanks for sharing.
Carla
Peg so glad you had a Border Patch. I had one last year that emerged from a chrysalis high up under the roof of my shop. This year I haven't seen any. They are a sweet little butterfly.
I saw this butterfly last week in the city, but wasn't really sure it was a Bordered Patch...looks different. I know there's variations in any species, so maybe...it could be.
Well, today seemed to be my day for skippers...
A pair...
Snuck up on this one...
A couple of GFs...
After looking at dozens of pics of the common checkered, the white checkered and the grizzled, I can't tell one from the other! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Sheila. :)
This message was edited Nov 11, 2008 8:29 PM
Thanks Sheila! ID is Hummingbird Clearwing Moth.
This message was edited Nov 11, 2008 8:20 PM
Oh gee, I almost forgot my Zebra Longwing! Love this little guy. Wish my camera would take better pics in bright light. The light color is yellow, not white. :(
WHOOPS! Posted all my dailies on the wrong thread. My apologies, Datura12.
Barb
You are forgiven I am sure, all the pics were great. Especially the one with 3 GFs!! As for the Bordered Patch, Kennedy's first link shows numerous variations. Your skipper may be a Checkered or a Grizzled, but don't take my word for either. The other is a Clearwing Moth I think, again someone else needs to verify it.