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May 30, 2016 9:47 AM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

Nice point, Robin, although in honesty I only said Monarch because the butterfly people seem to rate them most highly! The foliage is a fatsia japonica, looks exotic but is surprisingly easy and undemanding.

| @cliftoncat | Post #1165300 (2)

May 30, 2016 9:50 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

I think Marie's is an eastern comma , or a question mark butterfly

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1165304 (3)

May 30, 2016 10:04 AM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

Astonishing name for a butterfly, Question Mark or Eastern Comma! It doesn't look like either - are there other punctuation mark names?

I found a European butterfly website but haven't a clue where to start looking - they list under species' names... I think I'll leave it for our expert moderator.

| @cliftoncat | Post #1165316 (4)

May 30, 2016 10:48 AM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Okay, Marie's is an Eastern Comma. I don't get them down here, but I have studied them in KY and WV. Question Marks are larger and have longer "tails". I also think they have slightly more scalloped wings. I notice I see them more in the fall. Both are attracted more to sap, animal dung, rotting fruit, etc, than flowers.

Mika -

I understand your confusion. The names come from markings on the underside of the wings that resemble the punctuation marks.

What Brit doesn't want to be a Monarch? Hmm...the ones who got on the Mayflower! I'm related to two of them. I did Ancestry DNA and I'm 91% British. FYI, the average British citizen is only 60% British. So I'm like, super British!

I'll look into Mika's butterfly when I get a minute.

| @mellielong | Post #1165367 (5)

jmorth

May 30, 2016 11:39 AM CST

central Illinois

Here's a Question Mark -

a Comma -

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #1165410 (6)

May 30, 2016 11:44 AM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

Wow, jm, I see it! Thank you - brilliant!

And if we can discuss butterflies on the bird forum, can we please have another photo of Plato? I believe he is an honorary bird (so is Bo).

| @cliftoncat | Post #1165413 (7)

jmorth

May 30, 2016 11:55 AM CST

central Illinois

Of coarse -

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #1165423 (8)

May 30, 2016 12:00 PM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

He is adorable!

Thank you jm and Hi, Plato!

| @cliftoncat | Post #1165431 (9)

May 30, 2016 12:28 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

Somebody is ready to play ..

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1165457 (10)

IbisFla

May 30, 2016 1:19 PM CST

Name: Ibis
Florida, Orlando-ish (Zone 9b)

mellielong said:So I'm like, super British!

@jmorth - Plato is beautiful - those blue eyes!

| @IbisFla | Post #1165503 (11)

May 30, 2016 2:25 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Someone better post a bird photo soon!

Don't make me use my moderator super powers!

| @mellielong | Post #1165593 (12)

May 30, 2016 2:27 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

I'm an angry bird!

| @mellielong | Post #1165596 (13)

May 30, 2016 2:29 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1165599 (14)

May 30, 2016 2:31 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1165606 (15)

May 30, 2016 2:33 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

They are last year's photo but they are birds

still no hummers sighted this year

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1165608 (16)

Last edited by krobra May 30, 2016 2:35 PM

May 30, 2016 2:38 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Kurt, my aunt in WV has hummingbirds so they're up that way!

| @mellielong | Post #1165614 (17)

May 30, 2016 2:42 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

I usually see one or two by end of april but they never stay , not until june.

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1165626 (18)

May 30, 2016 2:51 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1165638 (19)