Phaon Crescents are moving through.

Gorgeous, so small and colorful, I love them.

Hmm...the ones in Texas seem to have more contrast. The paler band on the upper wing looks more white whereas in Florida, it looks more like a pale yellow to me. Must be a regional thing. Neat!

Please post a picture of your Florida Crescents, Melanie. I'm curious. The Phaons aren't as prevalent here as the Texan Crescents, but I do grow Frog Fruit for them. Here's the Texan:



And a poor little guy (or gal) who had a hard flight:

I have seen the Texan Crescent only once in my yard, but boy are they gorgeous!

Char, here's one from last fall. I was raising dozens of them and had taken a bunch of cats to MOSI. We had a good patch of frogfruit growing by the road in front of my neighbor's house. He agreed not to mow it, so naturally, the county folks came by about three days later and mowed it all the way down. I mean, they scalped it. The whole thread had to listen to me rant and rave. And I'm still mad about it.

Anyway, you can see the Phaon Crescents here have a lighter band on the top wings, but it's not white like the one in your picture.

Yes, I see the difference but it's slight. Too bad about the frog fruit.

When I went out to fill the bird feeders, I spotted this little guy in the leaf litter. I ran to get the camera, and fortunately he (or she) was still there. A first sighting for me of a Gemmed Satyr.

So pretty, Char!! I've only see the Wood satyr here.

I only ever see the Carolina Satyr! Super jealous.

I have never seen this type in my yard. Do any of you know what it is?

Sally, it's a Long-Tailed Skipper.

Just got back from a road trip to Ft. Worth. We spent Sat. afternoon at the Ft. Worth Botanical Garden and got a great view of the Monarchs. In the Rose Garden section they have planted Pentas (?) and it was filled with scores of Monarchs, bees, and wasps. It looked like a sea of living insects. I couldn't count the butterflies as there were so many flittering about. I was amazed. Saw a few Sulphurs and black swallowtails but couldn't get any photos. At the conservatory section there was a large Porterweed plant and there were a half dozen Monarchs there.


The following pictures were taken here and there along the way. I was excited just to see something different than the Gulf Frits.

Anole

sallysmom said:I have never seen this type in my yard. Do any of you know what it is?

Sallysmom It's really gorgeous! Please share some more on here if you're able

anole said:

Love that Alien looking Sphinx! Any idea what it is? Anyone?

Looks like a Tersa Sphinx Moth. I raise them every now and then and one of their host plants is...wait for it...Pentas!

It's time for the November thread! Keep the party going over here: The thread "November 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

Great photos everyone!!! I got way behind again, somehow I missed seeing the thread.

Move along, Margaret...nothing to see here.