August Butterflies & Moths in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

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plantladylin

Aug 1, 2013 8:15 AM CST

Thread OP

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

Happy August Everyone! I can't believe it's actually August already, this year is flying by. To start out the month, here's a Gulf Fritillary at the Lantana flowers:

~ 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!

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sandnsea2

Aug 1, 2013 10:58 AM CST

Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)

Wondering what this flitty little guy is?

Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Mount Usher')
Uploaded by sandnsea2

There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.

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Last edited by sandnsea2 Aug 1, 2013 11:00 AM

plantladylin

Aug 1, 2013 11:07 AM CST

Thread OP

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

Oh Janice, great pic! That's a Grass Skipper of some type but I don't know which one. Scroll down this page to a lot of pretty Orange Skippers:

https://web.duke.edu/butterfli...

~ 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!

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sandnsea2

Aug 1, 2013 11:13 AM CST

Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)

Thanks so much, Lin!!!

Yes, it looks like the Delaware or Dion Skipper.

There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.

| @sandnsea2 | Post #458913 (4)

mellielong

Aug 1, 2013 12:14 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Saw this White Peacock flying around my bromeliad garden. It managed to find the Spanish Needles I haven't weeded out yet.

This Zebra Longwing was also on Spanish Needles in a different part of the yard.

And this Gulf Fritillary was on the porterweed. I think it hit every bloom on the plant!

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plantladylin

Aug 1, 2013 12:23 PM CST

Thread OP

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

Janice:

You are welcome!

Melanie: Awesome shots ... Love that White Peacock!

~ 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!

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luvsgrtdanes

Aug 1, 2013 12:24 PM CST

Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful

What wonderful photos!
I envy some of the butterflies some of you get to see

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

| @luvsgrtdanes | Post #458962 (7)

JuneOntario

Aug 1, 2013 2:09 PM CST

Name: June
Rosemont, Ont. (Zone 4a)

It's so seldom that insects stay still long enough for me to photograph them, I only have one pic. Is this a Viceroy butterfly?

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Horntoad

Aug 1, 2013 2:37 PM CST

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

I saw this one while walking a new trail this morning.

wildflowersoftexas.com

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Horntoad

Aug 1, 2013 2:38 PM CST

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

I saw this one while walking a new trail this morning.

wildflowersoftexas.com

| @Horntoad | Post #459057 (10)

mellielong

Aug 1, 2013 3:19 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

June, that is a Viceroy! I seldom see them except sometimes when I go hiking through the swamps where the willows (their host plant) grows. I've only ever seen one in my garden in the last five years or so.

Jay, you've got a Checkered Skipper there. Possibly a Tropical Checkered Skipper. They're really hard to tell apart. I see them every now and then in my garden.

| @mellielong | Post #459088 (11)

jmorth

Aug 1, 2013 3:33 PM CST

central Illinois

Red Admiral
closer (tattered)
Cabbage White on Tall American Bellflower (barely)

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #459107 (12)

plantladylin

Aug 1, 2013 3:39 PM CST

Thread OP

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

June: Beautiful shot of that Viceroy!

Jay: That Skipper is a beauty! I'm not real good at comparing photo's but it may be the Desert Checkered Skipper: http://www.butterfliesandmoths...

J: Love the Admiral and the Cabbage White in motion!

~ 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!

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TennesseeDave

Aug 1, 2013 5:38 PM CST

Name: Dave
Dayton, TN (Zone 7a)
Blessed beyond all merit.

That Viceroy is awesome!

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mcash70

Aug 1, 2013 6:32 PM CST

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

All of the photos are awesome, I know how difficult it is to get those shots. I spend a lot of time running around the garden chasing them!!

I have a few decent shots I will post when I find a little more time.

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mellielong

Aug 1, 2013 6:58 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

I always tell everyone I take dozens of pictures just to get one good one so don't worry if they're not perfect. It's hard to get a good shot of a moving target!

| @mellielong | Post #459242 (16)

flaflwrgrl

Aug 1, 2013 8:14 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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TennesseeDave

Aug 2, 2013 9:16 AM CST

Name: Dave
Dayton, TN (Zone 7a)
Blessed beyond all merit.

Covered in Swallowtails in the early morning at Happily Everafter. There are some hummingbird moths around as well. The plants are Spike Speedwell and Little Joe Pye weed.