Cute skipper, Jim. I've never seen one of those.
But like @LindaTX8, I agree that this is prime butterfly time for those of us in Texas, and I'm so happy! Linda, the Bordered Patch are loving the Golden Eyes here too.

Linda, I'm friends with NABA on Facebook and they shared a post today from the National Butterfly Center which is in Texas, like you. And they shared a picture of a Crimson Patch and I wondered if any of you guys had seen them. It's so cool that you just posted one!

Jim, I'm so glad you still have butterflies!

Char, I love those Bordered Patches, too! I haven't been to the bee thread yet, but I hope you share the one picture that has the other bug on the flower on the right. It's a cool bug and I want to know what it is!

I still have some pictures I need to post, but Dad and I are having drinks after the debate. And you know you're not supposed to post drunk!

I'm having a glass of wine. After that debate, I felt like I deserved it!

You totally do! Now, my brother's making Mom a White Russian.

My buzz has worn off so I guess it's safe to post now.

When I came home from vacation, I had a welcome committee of a Tiger Swallowtail!



How can you tell when it's fall in Florida? The Cloudless Sulphurs stop long enough to let me take a picture!




Zebra Longwing on Jatropha. Didn't let me get but one pic!



Gulf Fritillaries are still everywhere.



I also have quite a few Long-Tailed Skippers. I wonder if they know this is the Long house?



Those pics were from the other day. Here's some from today, well, now it's yesterday. More Long-Tailed Skippers.




The Gulf Fritillaries were on the porterweed, too.



Pretty sure this is an Ocola Skipper. Coloring varies a bit on these, but the wings are pretty distinctive.



I have two Passiflora suberosa plants out front on the trellis. If you look at the lower right, you can see the plant that's been there for months putting out new growth. The larger leaves are actually the plant I transplanted a few weeks ago. I was worried I didn't get enough of the root, but then we got about a straight week of rain due to that whole hurricane thing. So it's been doing pretty well. So well, I've got Gulf Frit cats on it. FYI, that's the reason the older plant only has a few leaves. As soon as they sprout, they get eaten.



Meanwhile, the Senna ligustrina plants I transplanted a few months ago (May?) are doing really well. I wasn't sure if they would bloom in their first year, but they are! FYI, the area that's cleared in the background on the left is where I transplanted my baby milkweed plants. I still have more weeding to do, but I'm waiting until the weekend when the temps are supposed to drop.



I looked over the Sennas, and found some caterpillars! This one kind of gave himself away with the munching.



But where you really find them this time of year is on the buds. Cloudless Sulphur cats turn yellow from eating the buds! It's super cool. These guys aren't big enough to know for sure, though. They might be Orange-Barreds. Oh, and at first I only saw one caterpillar, but then I looked closer and saw I had two!



And another one! Frass is a good giveaway, too.



Fall colors in Florida! FYI, this is the mulched area where the baby milkweeds are.

Wow, that's a lot of variety! Love those Long-Tailed Skippers! And that Tiger Swallowtail is gorgeous!

Here is a picture of the a Gulf Frit in resting mode, I have seen them do this at dusk, they blend in well with the dead Mexican sunflowers.
Anole

Still plenty of action here in Florida. And I didn't get pictures of the two Giant Swallowtails that flew by me. Sometimes, I'm pretty sure Mother Nature is messing with my head.

But I did get this pretty Tiger Swallowtail on my pentas. Yes, the red ones. They're getting pretty tall, too! Almost as tall as me!



White Peacocks tend to fly very low above the ground and will sit in the lawn a lot.



Didn't see any caterpillars on the pipevine, but found these suspicious looking larvae thingies.



This is me standing about on the property line looking at the property behind the house. The one that's being rented since our neighbor died. That's the stump of a pine tree. It got hit by lightning but stood for a long time until half of it came crashing down. Dad and my brother cut up the pieces and stacked them since no one was living there at the time. There's always lots of Spanish Needles and Tassel Flower that comes up and attracts lots of butterflies.



Like this Barred Sulphur.



And this Barred Sulphur, alba form. (Alba form means white.)



And a Phaon Crescent was flying around!



I found an egg on the Wild Lime which would indicate a Giant Swallowtail, but that dark spot does not bode well. I brought it inside anyway.

Knowing that cooler temperatures and an isolated thunderstorm were in the forecast, I ignored housework and laundry yesterday for a butterfly photoshoot.

The frits are still here



along with the queens



a white-checkered skipper and a cloudless sulphur



a gray hairstreak



a couple of small moths



and a Funereal Duskywing.



Today it is clear and cooler. I should do some dusting. And iron a few blouses...
Or I could put on a sweatshirt, grab my hiking shoes, get the camera, and go for a walk.
Yeah, I think I'll do that!

Yes! Go for a walk, who wants to iron? Not me

The Queens are so beautiful... every time I see one I have to admire it!

Found another Gulf Frit in sleep mode, I also noticed how some of the dead Mexican sunflower leaves act as a good camouflage for them.

Melanie, the wasp picture is on a Cassia. I had Sulphurs land on the Cassia and I thought for sure I would see caterpillars by now but I think the assassin bugs are getting them.
Anole

Due to the chilly morning, there was no butterfly action here at home, so I went down to the river. Long walk revealed fish and frogs,



a couple of black vultures,



a fuzzy caterpillar, and FINALLY one lonely little Crescent.



Things had warmed up by the time I returned home, and lots of things were stirring. But those photos will have to wait until tomorrow...

Couple of skippers on Purple Cone Flower -

John, love the Gulf Frits in camouflage mode! Sad that you aren't seeing Sulphur cats on your Cassia, but they die a lot. Sometimes I wonder how I ever see so many flying around because they're death rate sucks, even in captivity.

Char, just giving us a taste and leaving us wanting more!

Jack, I'm loving your dahlias on the bee thread, and now you're giving me coneflower envy. I kill echinacea so I must admire it from afar.

Okay, Melanie...You're up late, and so am I so I won't keep you in suspense. Was going to do this in the morning, but what the heck.

So today I was able to add another photo to my "Love Is In The Air" file. As you've seen in the past, I've documented Pipevine Swallowtails,



and Hackberry Emperors,



and Common Mestras.



Well, today I got to include Queens!!! Yes, a first sighting! Note the male/female size difference.



Okay, I'll stop now before this starts to sound like "50 Shades of Butterflies".

Ooh, salacious! I actually went to bed around 7:30pm and woke up about 1:30am. I'm thankful for the cooler weather, but cold fronts give me headaches. I took some Advil and then conked out. But now it's back to sleep to dream about butterflies, hopefully!

Sweet dreams....

Char, those love in the air pictures are wonderful. I have the Pipevines, Queens and Gulf Fritts, but not the Mestras or the Emperors.
You are amazing and prolific, thank you very much.

My goodness Char, so many future butterflies in the making.