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Aug 7, 2013 5:41 PM CST

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

Thanks Dave.

It was very heavily black spotted and orange...

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 #462490 (1)

Aug 7, 2013 7:12 PM CST

Thread OP

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

I'm thinking maybe it was a Skipper of some type, possibly a Sachem: http://dpughphoto.com/sachems....

~ 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 #462541 (2)

Aug 7, 2013 7:15 PM CST

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

Yes, thanks Lin.
That looks like him.

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 #462543 (3)

Aug 7, 2013 7:48 PM CST

Thread OP

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

From this morning.

Gulf Fritillaries, one with badly damaged wings:

Monarch and 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 #462560 (4)

Aug 7, 2013 8:36 PM CST

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

WOW!!

Gorgeous, gorgeous, speechless, Lin!!!

The most fantastic shots!!!!

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 #462573 (5)

Marilyn

Aug 8, 2013 12:01 AM CST

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

(not related to your pics Lin, but....) I love the big eyes on Skippers!

Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!

| @Marilyn | Post #462607 (6)

Aug 8, 2013 7:01 AM CST

Thread OP

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

Thanks ladies! The Swallowtail's wings were fluttering so fast that I couldn't even tell which one it was.

~ 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 #462645 (7)

stone

Aug 8, 2013 8:08 AM CST

Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)

mellielong said:Christine, that's the female dark form of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Speaking of dark form... I have one that is neither one nor the other...

Please visit my garden!

| @stone | Post #462669 (8)

Aug 8, 2013 1:07 PM CST

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

This Poanes Zabulon or Zabulon Skipper was in the back garden this afternoon.

| @TennesseeDave | Post #462762 (9)

Aug 8, 2013 2:49 PM CST

Thread OP

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

Stone: Beautiful shot of that Swallowtail!

Dave: Great shot of that Skipper; I love the color on that one!

~ 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 #462820 (10)

Aug 8, 2013 3:22 PM CST

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

Dave. Beautiful shot and Butterfly!

Stone great Swallowtail!

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 #462842 (11)

luvsgrtdanes

Aug 8, 2013 3:30 PM CST

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

Glad you posted that pic Dave, now I have an ID for mine

Silver spotted skipper

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

| @luvsgrtdanes | Post #462853 (12)

Aug 8, 2013 4:09 PM CST

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

Thanks Lin, Janice and Ronnie.

| @TennesseeDave | Post #462880 (13)

Aug 8, 2013 4:13 PM CST

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

Ronnie what great shots!!
Beautiful!!

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 #462886 (14)

Aug 8, 2013 4:21 PM CST

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

Beautiful Ronnie!

| @TennesseeDave | Post #462894 (15)

luvsgrtdanes

Aug 9, 2013 5:15 AM CST

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

Thank you!

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

| @luvsgrtdanes | Post #463073 (16)

Aug 9, 2013 6:39 AM CST

Thread OP

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

Great shots Ronnie!

~ 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 #463099 (17)

Aug 9, 2013 9:22 AM CST

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

Dark Form Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and a Silver Spot Skipper this morning. While beautiful the dark form just doesn't quite have the wow factor that the normal form has.

| @TennesseeDave | Post #463153 (18)

mcash70

Aug 9, 2013 10:44 AM CST

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

Ok experts I need help, I am not too sure which Butterfly this is, border and spots don't match up with any in my butterfly books.

| @mcash70 | Post #463190 (19)