Here's a couple from yesterday and one from today.
Long-Tailed Skippers still all over my porterweed.
And I've had these bees on my porterweed all year. There's usually only one or two on it at a time. I don't see bunches of them, but I'm glad to see bees at all.
And a Zebra Longwing.
And just now I went to pick food for the Sulphurs and there was a Polydamas ST flying around. It makes sense that I would have some because when I got back from vacation they were fat caterpillars. Still, I thought they would stay in their chrysalis as Polydamas are more tropical and generally overwinter longer than the other Swallowtails. I also noticed that while it was in my butterfly garden, it nectared on several plants. It started on the Sweet Almond Bush, moved to the firebush, then the Spanish Needles (which I rarely see used by Swallowtails), and then the red and pink pentas. It spent more time on the pink. Usually, they just eat the pentas. They'll also eat the plumbago in front of the house, but as far as the "official" butterfly area they generally stick to pentas. Do flowers produce less nectar when it gets cooler? Maybe it required more sources to get more nectar. Just thinking out loud here.
