More rain this morning but it slacked off this afternoon and the butterflies were out probably because they were really hungry. I don't think they had a chance to eat at all yesterday.
Here's a Zebra Longwing on one of their favorite nectar plants, Jatropha. Look close and you can see the pollen on the proboscis. Zebra Longwings eat pollen as well as nectar so they live 6-9 months! That's almost immortal for a butterfly.
Lots of Duskywings out front today.
While I didn't find the empty chrysalis, I'm pretty sure this Monarch just emerged based on its location and the way it was acting.
Still lots of Monarchs but they're going into their Js!
And I found another chrysalis right below the blue stripe on the house. I wonder if caterpillars see color? I've aways read they see only light and dark.
And in case you're trying to picture all of this, here's the Giant Milkweed in front of my parent's bathroom window. This is where nearly all the Monarchs are at this point.
That's all folks! Time to watch some horsies run around in a big oval for two minutes!
