Post a reply

Image
Oct 3, 2016 8:15 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Love that photo of the checkered skipper!
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
Image
Oct 3, 2016 8:31 AM CST
Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Region: Pennsylvania Region: Mid-Atlantic Bee Lover
Butterflies Dragonflies Spiders! Frogs and Toads Birds Hummingbirder
flaflwrgrl said:Love that photo of the checkered skipper!


Thank you Ann!
"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
Image
Oct 3, 2016 8:49 AM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!
Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Hummingbirder Bee Lover Herbs
Butterflies Dragonflies Birds Cat Lover Dog Lover Garden Photography
Interesting moth with that snout, may be a clue as to kind of moth. I'm learning! Hilarious!

The Goatweed Leafwing butterfly larva host plant ~
Thumb of 2016-10-03/wildflowers/b44bb1

According to map grows all over eastern half of USA.
http://plants.usda.gov/core/pr...
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

Image
Oct 3, 2016 11:47 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Neat Christine. Thanks for that info. & photo. I've seen that plant before but don't think I've seen it here on this particular property drat it all. Will keep an eye out for it though. It looks like it would like my west field which is hot, dry & sunny -- ie: the desert.
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
Image
Oct 3, 2016 3:08 PM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
We grow Croton in our butterfly garden for the Leafwings, they are so pretty, but very elusive. Smiling Smiling
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
Image
Oct 3, 2016 5:33 PM CST
Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants
Bee Lover Salvias Native Plants and Wildflowers Hummingbirder Critters Allowed Garden Photography
Butterflies Birds Region: Texas Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Photo Contest Winner 2021
Pipevine Swallowtails mob the Duranta.

Thumb of 2016-10-03/GrammaChar/07aae2

Thumb of 2016-10-03/GrammaChar/de1e08

Thumb of 2016-10-03/GrammaChar/f709b0

Thumb of 2016-10-03/GrammaChar/b02dbc

A few sulphurs showed up as well.

Thumb of 2016-10-03/GrammaChar/f897e8

Thumb of 2016-10-03/GrammaChar/bb8eff

Thumb of 2016-10-03/GrammaChar/9db209
Image
Oct 4, 2016 2:42 AM CST
Name: Jim D
East Central Indiana (Zone 5b)
Annuals Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Garden Procrastinator Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Native Plants and Wildflowers Region: Indiana
Hummingbirder Frogs and Toads Dragonflies Cottage Gardener Butterflies Birds
Looks like the visitor from the planet of Sphinx to me , Something strange seems to be looking back at me ,
Thumb of 2016-10-04/jimard8/216ba9
In the Butterfly garden if a plant is not chewed up I feel like a failure
Image
Oct 4, 2016 3:14 AM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
Amaryllis Hybridizer Canning and food preservation Lilies Native Plants and Wildflowers Orchids
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Pollen collector Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plays in the sandbox Sedums Seed Starter
I have planted many native plants that are hosts to butterflies and moths. I intend putting photos here as they flower. Alas, I am not as adept at getting the live Lepidoptera associated with them because they flit quicker than my aged limbs flex.

This is a native pipe vine.
Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine (Pararistolochia praevenosa). Several of us now have large vines of it here on the island.
Thumb of 2016-10-04/Gleni/56938d



The proper Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochia elegans is now an established weed in Queensland and its leaves are deadly to the Birdwing's caterpillars. Sadly, the female cannot tell the difference when she is selecting egg-laying sites.
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.
Image
Oct 4, 2016 3:59 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
Glen, we have the same problem here in the States. I don't think Dutchman's Pipevine is considered a noxious weed or invasive yet, but the the Pipevine Swallowtails lay their eggs on it, only to die. However, in the far south, like Florida and Texas, the Polydamas Swallowtail can and does use it. I went with the native Aristolochia tomentosa (Wooly Pipevine) so I could enjoy both butterflies! I have a theory regarding the varying toxicity of pipevines and whether certain caterpillars have evolved to handle certain amounts of the aristolochic acids contained in them.

FYI, the Pipevine ST is pretty much a North American butterfly. But the Polydamas ST is mostly Central and South American, along with the various Caribbean islands and extreme deep south of the U.S. Since Polydmas is used to the tropical, South American pipevines, it can eat them with no problem. But since most people in the U.S. will only ever see the Pipevine Swallowtail, it's really important to pick a species native to where you live. I'm glad our friends Down Under are doing the same! Hurray!
Image
Oct 4, 2016 9:44 PM CST
central Illinois
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Plant Identifier Garden Ideas: Level 2
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Photo Contest Winner: 2017
How big is your island Glen?
Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.
Image
Oct 5, 2016 6:42 AM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
Amaryllis Hybridizer Canning and food preservation Lilies Native Plants and Wildflowers Orchids
Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Pollen collector Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Plays in the sandbox Sedums Seed Starter
Jack, it is It is 6.5km (4 miles) long and 4km (2.5 miles) wide at its widest point. The capital city, Brisbane, is about 40km to the NW.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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.
Image
Oct 5, 2016 8:37 AM CST
Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Region: Pennsylvania Region: Mid-Atlantic Bee Lover
Butterflies Dragonflies Spiders! Frogs and Toads Birds Hummingbirder
Gleni said:Jack, it is It is 6.5km (4 miles) long and 4km (2.5 miles) wide at its widest point. The capital city, Brisbane, is about 40km to the NW.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Wow-- I was half asleep when I read this and thought Glen was making a joke and by "island" was referring to the whole of Oz Hilarious!
So Glen, how do you get around for supplies etc., not located on the island? I'm so curious about other parts of the world!! Lovey dubby
"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger
Image
Oct 5, 2016 9:11 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers hot summers Hummingbirder Birds Bee Lover Bookworm
Region: Florida Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Bromeliad Native Plants and Wildflowers Plant Identifier Salvias
I'm curious about Birdwing butterflies! I watched a show once about insects in that part of the world but the highlight was Queen Alexandra's Birdwing Butterly - the largest butterfly in the world! It was awesome.
Image
Oct 5, 2016 1:25 PM CST
Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants
Bee Lover Salvias Native Plants and Wildflowers Hummingbirder Critters Allowed Garden Photography
Butterflies Birds Region: Texas Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Photo Contest Winner 2021
Butterfly Watch:

The queens are still here...

Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/ee4925

and skippers galore...

Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/4b69c8

Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/ddb1b6

including this White-Checkered.

Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/090776

Sometimes it's hard to take a picture without a skipper photobombing the shot!

Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/b712ae
Image
Oct 5, 2016 2:12 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!
Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Hummingbirder Bee Lover Herbs
Butterflies Dragonflies Birds Cat Lover Dog Lover Garden Photography
Lovely, Char! There's plenty of butterflies this way too.

Many of these large sulphurs, Cloudless Sulphurs?

Taking a drink ~
Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/a2088d Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/d6e7bd

Another I'm not sure of the name, possibly Pearl Crescent.
With its curly proboscis
Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/ff8c87 Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/95729d

On Texas goldentop
Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/2e7fc7

Another one on lime bush. Something has been attacking the leaves!
Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/95f18b

Tattered hairstreak
Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/808707 Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/f5bc06


More later... Smiling
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

Image
Oct 5, 2016 3:05 PM CST
Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om
Region: Ukraine Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Overwinters Tender Plants Indoors Wild Plant Hunter Hummingbirder Butterflies
Birds Dragonflies Garden Photography Frugal Gardener Tender Perennials Salvias
Variegated Fritillaries - day 8
I see wings !!! Thumbs up nodding Hurray!

chrysalis #1

Thumb of 2016-10-05/krobra/ee6dea

and chrysalis #2

Thumb of 2016-10-05/krobra/632a01
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.
Image
Oct 5, 2016 4:27 PM CST
Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants
Bee Lover Salvias Native Plants and Wildflowers Hummingbirder Critters Allowed Garden Photography
Butterflies Birds Region: Texas Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Photo Contest Winner 2021
Lovely photos, Christine! Especially like the Sulphur on Turk's Cap. I had a Gulf Frit visit my Turk's Cap today, and the butterfly had strange way of drinking nectar - from the bottom!!! I'd never seen that before.


Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/089a14


Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/56e4b7


Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/dba588


Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/f7c415


Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/f2b72d


Thumb of 2016-10-05/GrammaChar/859b7c
Image
Oct 5, 2016 4:52 PM CST
central Illinois
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Plant Identifier Garden Ideas: Level 2
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Photo Contest Winner: 2017
@nativeplantlover - lol
Great shots Texans; neat kobra!

Pearl Crescent > Thumb of 2016-10-05/jmorth/b72880


Cabbage White > Thumb of 2016-10-05/jmorth/fc93e6 an almost > Thumb of 2016-10-05/jmorth/46697f
Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.
Image
Oct 5, 2016 5:18 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!
Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Hummingbirder Bee Lover Herbs
Butterflies Dragonflies Birds Cat Lover Dog Lover Garden Photography
Thank you, J. Smiling

Char, I've seen the Gulf Frits drink that way on the Turk's Cap. I wonder if they have a shorter proboscis and have to improvise to get at the nectar.

Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/530c64 Thumb of 2016-10-05/wildflowers/e9e5ab
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

Image
Oct 5, 2016 5:20 PM CST
Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants
Bee Lover Salvias Native Plants and Wildflowers Hummingbirder Critters Allowed Garden Photography
Butterflies Birds Region: Texas Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Photo Contest Winner 2021
Really interesting behavior! Great photos, Christine. You too jmorth! Beautiful Crescent shot!

Only the members of the Members group may reply to this thread.
Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Hibiscus"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.