Rue is there in the picture, that's right. But the butterfly was holding onto the blooms of Texas Milkweed. I intend to check both the Rue and Hop Tree for eggs. So far this year, all the GST eggs & caterpillars I've found have been on Hop Tree, with one Black Swallowtail caterpillar being all I've found on Rue.

American Snout and a Cabbage White on spearmint

Bee on Lorraine Sunshine


bee / purple coneflower

I like that cabbage white! That is some wild shaped bee on the coneflower J.

I believe this is a honey bee at work.

Yuppers Dave, you got yourself a sweet lil honey bee there. Nice close up!

J: Love the American Snout shot, really nice! Pretty little Cabbage White too and the bees sure are interesting.

Dave: Really great shot of that Honeybee! I saw lots of honey bees in early spring but now we only have bumblebees around. Great to see these pollinators!

I started a new thread for August; come on over and post your lovely photo's here:

The thread "August Butterflies & Moths" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum