August 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

mellielong

Jul 31, 2016 9:45 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

We came from here: The thread "July 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

Nothing says I'm back in a subtropical zone like Polydamas Swallowtail caterpillars eating my Pipevine.

Pulling in today and spotting a White Peacock wasn't bad, either.

| @mellielong | Post #1230292 (1)

jmorth

Jul 31, 2016 10:31 PM CST

central Illinois

White Peacocks are always good to gaze upon.

Explored some wild areas along the South Fork River here; got a Buckeye and an unknown moth.

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #1230302 (2)

mellielong

Jul 31, 2016 10:54 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Ooh, that's a cool moth!

| @mellielong | Post #1230306 (3)

krobra

Aug 1, 2016 8:04 AM CST

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

False Crocus Geometer .. possibly

http://www.pwconserve.org/wild...

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1230465 (4)

nativeplantlover

Aug 1, 2016 8:09 AM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

Monarchs not to worry- We've got ya "covered" in Pennsylvania

This is one of my outdoor group, found three on this plant late afternoon yesterday.

This is two groups I've brought indoors (2 cats to each)
Don't know if I'll wanna keep up with the indoor groups and may put them back outside, but protected. For now, they're in my bedroom with the door closed so the kitty doesn't mess with them. When I was a kid there were plenty of Cecropia caterpillars around and I always brought them inside for the duration, but they stayed put, and didn't travel around like Monarchs. Have any of you out there done this with Monarch cats, or other type cats? which ones? Indoor or outdoor? Any tips to share?

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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nativeplantlover

Aug 1, 2016 8:10 AM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

mellielong said:We came from here: The thread "July 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

Nothing says I'm back in a subtropical zone like Polydamas Swallowtail caterpillars eating my Pipevine.

Pulling in today and spotting a White Peacock wasn't bad, either.

How I WISH we had Polydamas in PA~!

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

| @nativeplantlover | Post #1230474 (6)

nativeplantlover

Aug 1, 2016 9:06 AM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

Tiger Swallowtail- Looking beat up a bit, but it just goes to show the scuffs with predators, gusts of wind from the storms etc. that it's endured.

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

| @nativeplantlover | Post #1230527 (7)

jmorth

Aug 1, 2016 9:37 AM CST

central Illinois

@krobra
I think you IDed the moth. Thanks

Nice swallows Cheryl.

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #1230560 (8)

Jessie6162

Aug 1, 2016 11:29 AM CST

Name: Jessie Worsham
Stockbridge, GA (Zone 8a)
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society

Some photos from this weekend, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Horace's Duskywing, Zabulon Skipper.

This is a little off topic, but I thought these dragonflies were pretty. I think they are a Male Widow Skimmer, and a Female Eastern Pondhawk.

| @Jessie6162 | Post #1230668 (9)

mellielong

Aug 1, 2016 11:52 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Jessie, be sure to check out our bee friends (and other friends) thread. We post dragonflies there all the time, along with all the other weirdly fascinating insects in our gardens. A user just posted a RED dragonfly. So cool!

The thread "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 5" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

| @mellielong | Post #1230693 (10)

krobra

Aug 1, 2016 12:10 PM CST

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

silver-spotted skipper
taken with a canon 20d and sigma 105 mm macro lens

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1230702 (11)

mellielong

Aug 1, 2016 1:18 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Butterfly humor from Facebook. This one really made me laugh.

| @mellielong | Post #1230768 (12)

wildflowers

Aug 1, 2016 1:34 PM CST

Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

That's a funny one, Melanie!

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

| @wildflowers | Post #1230792 (13)

jimard8

Aug 1, 2016 1:46 PM CST

Name: Jim D
East Central Indiana (Zone 5b)

Melanie

and Melanie .. (Sometimes a worm , is only Worm )

In the Butterfly garden if a plant is not chewed up I feel like a failure

| @jimard8 | Post #1230802 (14)

Jessie6162

Aug 1, 2016 1:51 PM CST

Name: Jessie Worsham
Stockbridge, GA (Zone 8a)
Northwest Georgia Daylily Society

Too funny.

| @Jessie6162 | Post #1230812 (15)

krobra

Aug 1, 2016 2:41 PM CST

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

A few more shots because one is never enough

I do believe I've had my fill of shooting and editing butterflies for today now though.
unless something really special comes along

Eastern Tiger ST

pretty sure this is a Dion Skipper and a Wild Indigo Duskywing

the dion really seemed smitten with the duskywing. it stopped nectaring , flew over to it and just watched it.

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1230855 (16)

Last edited by krobra Aug 1, 2016 2:42 PM

wildflowers

Aug 1, 2016 3:38 PM CST

Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

Really nice pics, Kurt! Cute about the butterflies.

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

| @wildflowers | Post #1230907 (17)

luvsgrtdanes

Aug 1, 2016 3:53 PM CST

Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful

Very nice Kurt!

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

| @luvsgrtdanes | Post #1230924 (18)

luvsgrtdanes

Aug 1, 2016 6:33 PM CST

Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Eastern swallowtail

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

| @luvsgrtdanes | Post #1231078 (19)

krobra

Aug 1, 2016 6:47 PM CST

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

Very Beautiful Ronnie

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

| @krobra | Post #1231096 (20)

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