Butterflies & Moth's April 2013 in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

plantladylin

Apr 8, 2013 6:47 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly at Oleander blooms:

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #386831 (1)

lovemyhouse

Apr 8, 2013 7:24 PM CST

Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi

Beautiful, Lin.

It’s okay to not know all the answers.

| @lovemyhouse | Post #386864 (2)

plantladylin

Apr 9, 2013 5:43 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Thanks! Good to see the butterflies back again ... Spring is finally here!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #387006 (3)

Marilyn

Apr 9, 2013 7:35 PM CST

Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Laughter is the Best Medicine!

Beautiful pic Lin!

What kind of flower is that?

Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!

| @Marilyn | Post #387549 (4)

lovemyhouse

Apr 9, 2013 8:32 PM CST

Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi

Marilyn, I think she posted it is an Oleander.

It’s okay to not know all the answers.

| @lovemyhouse | Post #387585 (5)

Marilyn

Apr 9, 2013 8:52 PM CST

Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Laughter is the Best Medicine!

Thanks Debra.

Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!

| @Marilyn | Post #387605 (6)

LindaTX8

Apr 9, 2013 10:38 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

The 8 Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars are growing fast. They stay mostly together at this stage.

I also found this on a Hop Tree, seems to be a Giant Swallowtail caterpillar. I think I did see one of those butterflies flying by once a while back, but not not sure.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #387655 (7)

Last edited by LindaTX8 Apr 9, 2013 10:39 PM

Marilyn

Apr 10, 2013 4:02 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Laughter is the Best Medicine!

Great pics Linda!

Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!

| @Marilyn | Post #387713 (8)

plantladylin

Apr 10, 2013 10:06 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Linda, that is so cool that you are finding caterpillars!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #387820 (9)

lovemyhouse

Apr 10, 2013 11:37 AM CST

Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi

It’s okay to not know all the answers.

| @lovemyhouse | Post #387920 (10)

tarev

Apr 18, 2013 1:52 PM CST

Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
Give PEACE a chance!

At our common area:

| @tarev | Post #392512 (11)

sheryl

Apr 18, 2013 2:03 PM CST

Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)

I am just starting to see some results from my massive planting effort. I hope to get some pics soon...

In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.

| @sheryl | Post #392516 (12)

plantladylin

Apr 18, 2013 2:06 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Very pretty Swallowtail!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #392518 (13)

LindaTX8

Apr 18, 2013 5:30 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Nice tiger swallowtail! I spotted a really big tiger swallowtail outside the window today...gone by the time I got my shoes on and went outside. Later this Texas Crescent was on the front slope nectaring on Blackfoot Daisy.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #392608 (14)

plantladylin

Apr 18, 2013 6:54 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Oh, very nice ... that's really a pretty butterfly and great picture ... that's neat that the little grasshopper was on the flower too!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #392650 (15)

mcash70

Apr 19, 2013 3:51 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

plantladylin said:Oh, very nice ... that's really a pretty butterfly and great picture ... that's neat that the little grasshopper was on the flower too!

| @mcash70 | Post #393081 (16)

LindaTX8

Apr 19, 2013 8:20 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Yeah, sometimes you're just concentrating on getting a pic of the butterfly...and then there's a bonus also!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #393211 (17)

Marilyn

Apr 21, 2013 1:52 AM CST

Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Laughter is the Best Medicine!

plantladylin said:Oh, very nice ... that's really a pretty butterfly and great picture ... that's neat that the little grasshopper was on the flower too!

Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!

| @Marilyn | Post #393864 (18)

sheryl

Apr 21, 2013 4:36 PM CST

Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)

Love your new avatar too, Lin

In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.

| @sheryl | Post #394165 (19)

plantladylin

Apr 21, 2013 5:56 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Thanks Sheryl ... we have lots of the Red-bellied Woodpeckers here that visit the feeders daily. I got a new camera last week and I've been having fun getting close up shots!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #394189 (20)

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