2025 Butterflies, Moths and Larva in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

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joannakat

Jan 1, 2025 8:30 AM CST

Thread OP

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

Happy new year everyone! May it be a joyous one filled with stunning numbers of butterflies in our gardens, no matter how small or large.

I'll start the new year off with this short video of...sorry, I don't know which butterfly this is! But it's definitely a butterfly and not a leaf.

Videoed a year or more ago in the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts...

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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gingin

Jan 1, 2025 8:56 AM CST

Name: Ginger
Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)

Happy 2025

Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it.

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NMoasis

Jan 1, 2025 11:21 AM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

Joanna, nature is so amazing! I love seeing examples of camouflage like that. A lovely start for the the new thread, new year 💚

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joannakat

Jan 1, 2025 11:50 AM CST

Thread OP

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

NMoasis said: Joanna, nature is so amazing! I love seeing examples of camouflage like that. A lovely start for the the new thread, new year 💚

Oh, thank you Zoe! I love it too. Never ceases to amaze me.

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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Floridian

Jan 1, 2025 1:01 PM CST

Florida (Zone 9b)

Happy New Year!! A monarch butterfly: from caterpillar to adult in one of my plants. Posted in cactus forum.
https://garden.org/thread/view...

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joannakat

Jan 1, 2025 1:06 PM CST

Thread OP

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

Floridian said: Happy New Year!! A monarch butterfly: from caterpillar to adult in one of my plants. Posted in cactus forum.
https://garden.org/thread/view...

Oh, WOW!!! And in December! How beautiful!

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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Floridian

Jan 1, 2025 1:21 PM CST

Florida (Zone 9b)

Must be the Florida sun! Love watching them fly about in the gardens

Caught 3 in the first photo.

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NMoasis

Jan 1, 2025 1:26 PM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

WOW! Thanks for that! N 🧡🖤

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joannakat

Jan 1, 2025 2:23 PM CST

Thread OP

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

@Floridian , kinda like the snowbirds! Can't blame them.

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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evelyninthegarden

Jan 1, 2025 6:08 PM CST

Name: Evelyn
Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)

Joanna ~ Thank you so much for starting the new thread, for the new year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!🦋🦋🦋

"Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson

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joannakat

Jan 1, 2025 7:22 PM CST

Thread OP

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

evelyninthegarden said: Joanns ~ Thank you so much for starting the new thread, for the new year!
HAPPY NRW YEAR EVERYONE!!!🦋🦋🦋

My pleasure! I so love seeing all your pictures!

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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sallyg

Jan 13, 2025 7:34 AM CST

Name: Sally
central Maryland (Zone 7b)
See you in the funny papers!

Happy new year!
Lovely summery sights!
Typically nothing here till spring, unless we have a mild overnight, then a moth may linger on the wall by the light.

Plant it and they will come.

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joannakat

Jan 13, 2025 8:55 AM CST

Thread OP

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

By me too, Sally. North-central MA, we've got some melting snow right now. Any creatures are unseen during the day, but we're sure to have a rabbit explosion in a couple of months! We'll get butterflies when the flowers begin to bloom. Meanwhile, it's all memories!

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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rkluga

Feb 8, 2025 10:54 AM CST

From a few years back:

a visitor to my tall verbenas.

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NMoasis

Feb 8, 2025 11:13 AM CST

Name: Zoë
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)

A beautiful photo! 💛 Thanks for posting, and welcome to the site!

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joannakat

Feb 8, 2025 5:51 PM CST

Thread OP

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

'Tis beautiful, and very welcome during these cold winter days! We've got a huge storm due to hit in about 10 minutes. We're expecting around 10 inches of snow overnight.

Gorgeous pictures are appreciated!

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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Floridian

Mar 14, 2025 12:59 PM CST

Florida (Zone 9b)