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Nov 22, 2013 2:55 PM CST

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Name: Ginger
Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)

I spotted two of these on the azalea on Brindle's grave today. They were very busy

I thought perhaps hummingbird moth ?? Pictures aren't the best, but they would not hold still for their "photo opp"

Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it.

| @gingin | Post #516163 (1)

Nov 22, 2013 7:33 PM CST

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

It's a lovely Long-tailed Skipper, Ginger! If you grow any of its host plants, little caterpillars might show up on them, eating the leaves.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths...

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 #516278 (2)

Nov 22, 2013 7:40 PM CST

Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)

with Linda…Wholeheartedly!!! I have Amaranth in my garden for the first time this year…These guys have been all over it!

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| @terrafirma | Post #516281 (3)

Nov 22, 2013 7:51 PM CST

Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk

That Long-tailed Skipper is a stunner!! Who would think a skipper could actually also be so beautiful.

The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

| @Gleni | Post #516286 (4)

Nov 22, 2013 7:58 PM CST

Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)

I agree Glen! They are more beautiful than I had imagined!

| @terrafirma | Post #516291 (5)

Nov 23, 2013 2:56 PM CST

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Name: Ginger
Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)

Thanks for the ID. Some kind of skipper was my second choice. They really were beautiful...especially against the color of the azalea.

Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it.

| @gingin | Post #516547 (6)

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