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Jul 1, 2016 11:19 AM CST
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
Well, I've been taking it easy because it's hot out there, plus I slipped and fell the other day. I was in the kitchen refilling the hummingbird feeder and Dad had just been doing dishes. Well, there was water on the ceramic tile and I slipped and hit just under my right knee. Not the kneecap itself, but just under. And man, did it hurt. It still hurts a little, but I'll live. I did use it as an excuse to buy new shoes to wear when I go out for my little caterpillar feeding and picture taking escapades. And I may have bought a few more pairs to make the pain go away. Whistling Rolling on the floor laughing

I'm cheating a little bit because these photos are from yesterday. Here's a Long-Tailed Skipper. Oh look, it's on porterweed. Why am I not surprised? Hilarious!

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This Duskywing was just relaxing on a spent bloom on my Salvia 'Saucy Red'.

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Here's a slightly tattered Duskywing on porterweed.

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Gulf Frit on porterweed and one on Jatropha.

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Cassius Blue on porterweed. I'm sensing a theme here. Hilarious!

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Meanwhile, inside Melanie's bedroom...there's caterpillars! The Black Swallowtails are continuing their trend of building their chrysalis on top of another chrysalis. Rolling my eyes.

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Meanwhile, my first Giant ST made its chrysalis. I love how the chrysalis resembles bark, but also has some greenish-gray spots as if there's lichen growing on it.

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Now, for today. This Black ST is demonstrating why those eyespots are a good way to get away from predators. Yeah, he's missing part of a wing, but he's still alive!

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Zebra Longwing on...oh, you guys know what that is by now. Rolling on the floor laughing

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You know, I've had Salvia 'Mystic Spires' for maybe three years now, and it hasn't really been a big draw until this year. What's up with that? Here's a Duskywing that was all over it.

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I saw a male and female Spicebush, but only managed to get pictures of the male. I think he just lives here now.

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This Long-Tailed Skipper has seen better days!

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The Gulf Frits and Zebra Longwings fight over who gets to lay eggs on the Corkystem Passion Vine. This round goes to the Gulf Frits!

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Speaking of, I was trying to get a picture of these two Gulf Frits on the same Penta. You can kind of see the one underneath the other one and behind the leaf.

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I walked around front and there was a Tiger ST on my Jatropha. Yeah, I started the thread off with it, but here's a few more. I always take way too many pics of Tiger STs. They're so awesome!

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And here's another Gulf Frit who managed to find the only Spanish Needle blooming. (I had to pull a bunch to make way for progress.)

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