I've been super tired, but I did have to feed the caterpillars today, so I went out for a few minutes. FYI, at least one of the Red Admiral eggs has hatched because I saw a tiny cat in addition to my larger cat in the tank. I didn't have the patience to go looking too hard so I just gave them new food and the big guy is all over it.
Saw some neat things while I was outside. It's in the mid-70's and pretty windy outside. I spotted this Monarch fighting against the wind. It landed on some Spanish Needles and was alternately feeding and clinging for dear life.
On the neighbor's side of the street, I saw a few tiny butterflies flitting about. One turned out to be a Ceraunus Blue! They have less markings than the Cassius Blue and use different host plants. It's weird; I never used to see them around my yard until last year. I wonder what's growing around here that they like?
The main reason I was over there was because I saw this Dainty Sulphur. You have to be patient and wait for them to stop, but eventually they do. Only for a few seconds so you have to be quick with the camera!
The Jatropha right in front of the house is looking pretty awesome, if I do say so. In fact, I've been puzzled that it hasn't been attracting more butterflies. But then today this Gulf Frit was all over it, so that made me happy.
