We came from here:
The thread "January 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" in
Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum
T.S. Eliot said April is the cruelest month, but I'd have to disagree and go with February.
Things are pretty slow at MOSI. It was not a good butterfly day at all. Cloudy and cool. Thank goodness we have friends to trade with. Right now, we still have plenty of Malachites, although they don't seem to be laying eggs.
We still have a good amount of Monarchs. I couldn't find any eggs in the flight cage, but it got up to almost 80 today so maybe that made them feel frisky.
We still have at least one Zebra Longwing in the flight cage. After I took this picture, I never spotted it again. It's amazing how they can hide when they want to.
This male Monarch was basking on the Kumquat tree. As you can see, it's in bloom and it smells awesome. Really, orange blossoms are one of the few things I like about February.
