I had a Polydamas emerge some time today so I released it and took some pictures of what else was flying. This is the fourth Polydamas to emerge in the last week and a half or so. I wonder why they all decided now was the time to come out?
Duskywings are still on the Spanish Needles.
Zebra Longwings still love firebush.
The Monarch found my stash of milkweed over by the fence.
This one is blurry, but it's an Orange-Barred Sulphur cat I found. I also rounded up a bunch of Polydamas eggs. I'm going to drop by MOSI before I leave on vacation and donate all my cats and eggs I can find.
Saw this skipper on the Spanish Needles, too. I'm going to have to submit this one to BAMONA; I want to know who it is!
The Zebra Longwings are also still enjoying my new Mexican Flame Vine.
I had another Polydamas flying around (plus, another Swallowtail I couldn't get a good look at). The Polydamas was nectaring on the plumbago but they flap their wings so fast and move about constantly. They're worse than skippers! So one picture is pretty bad but I wanted you to try to see the top of the wings so you can see why they're also called the "Gold Rim" Swallowtail. The other picture from the side isn't bad, but you can see that when I release them.
