Butterfly Gardening

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Comment by Cathy Hennessy 9 hours ago

Nice shots Randy. It's encouraging to know there are Monarchs out there - somewhere.
I still have fluttering, friendly Frits. They really do look like they are having fun. One of them followed me all over the garden this morning seemingly posing for me on the various flowers I stopped by.

Gulf Frits on the Lantana basket

On Coleus flowers

Skipper

One last pose before I went inside.

Comment by Randy Anderson zn.5/Il. 1 day ago

Today was an interesting day in the garden with at least 6 and probably more Monarchs. They seemed like they were every where. A different Viceroy was here, as well as a Question Mark. We still have Buckeyes and a lone Red Admiral showed too. Both Meadow and Great Spangled Fritillaries were here as well.

Monarch

Viceroy

Question Mark

Comment by Sharon Rose NW Ohio 5B 1 day ago

I thought I would share this here. I am so backed up with this board, but some time I WILL find the time for Gardeners Index again (to get fully caught up).
An Audubon guide article on identifying fritillaries:
http://audubonguides.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/identifying-fast-fritillariescheck-out-the-eye-color/

Comment by Cathy Hennessy 1 day ago

I just posted this in the reference guide above but thought I would post it here too. A great teachers and garden group streaming video site on pollinators. Take a look!
http://pollinatorlive.pwnet.org/webcasts/webstream.php?movie_file=4ENG.flv

Comment by Cathy Hennessy on September 8, 2010 at 7:04pm

Loved the Sphinx moth Elizabeth. Such an interesting wing color pattern.
Randy - the Gulf Frits had a hard year due to extremely cold weather in S FL. Everyone was worried about them. They have been very late here in NW FL and seem to be making up for lost time. My garden finally is filled with them and I am seeing double!

Comment by Randy Anderson zn.5/Il. on September 8, 2010 at 11:50am

Nice capture on the Sphinx moth, Elizabeth. Still seeing quite a few butterflies. I saw a Summer Azure Butterfly this morning plus a few more.

Summer Azure Butterfly

Orange Sulfur Butterfly

Cabbage White Butterfly

Comment by ELIZABETH KNIGHT/zn7/VA on September 8, 2010 at 8:32am

These aren't the best shots of my sphinx moth that comes to my moon flowrs each evening but they are so fast, hard to get a good shot. Very large moths adn they will fly right into ya if you get in their way!!

Comment by Randy Anderson zn.5/Il. on September 7, 2010 at 5:14pm

Great pictures Mae! Loved yours as well, Cathy. I have never seen a Gulf Fritillary here, they say that they can get this far north. Yesterday was pretty busy with butterflies. We had a Viceroy, Meadow fritillary, Buckeyes, Clouded Sulfur, Orange Sulfur, Red Spotted Purple, Monarchs, Cabbage White, Pearl Crescents, Silver Spotted Skippers, Fiery Skippers, Pecks Skippers, and other skippers that I don't know the names of.

Viceroy

Meadow Fritillary

Pearl Crescent

Comment by Maureen Russell on September 7, 2010 at 4:05pm

I have a question I have had a necklace pod plant for many years. All of a sudden all the leaves are gone like it has had caterpillars on it. Is this a host plant for any of the butterflies??

Comment by Cathy Hennessy on September 7, 2010 at 2:13pm

Great shots Mae!
Start 'em young and they'll be life long gardeners and nature lovers!

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