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central Illinois             jmorth Aug 1, 2017 10:48 PM CST |
Swallowtail and Silver Spotted Skipper  SSS   Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: Cheryl Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)            nativeplantlover Aug 2, 2017 6:35 AM CST |
 Three Monachs eclosed this morning all at once! They're all females.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?... video about caterpillars   Eastern Tiger Swallowtail"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 |
Name: Dave Dayton, TN (Zone 7a) Blessed beyond all merit.           TennesseeDave Aug 2, 2017 10:26 AM CST |
Spicebush ST and Gulf fritillary       |
central Illinois jmorth Aug 2, 2017 10:31 AM CST |
| Swallowtails are so photogenic, can't get enough of 'em. I wonder where, why they got that name? Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b)          wildflowers Aug 2, 2017 10:48 AM CST |
| I'm not sure about the name swallowtail butterfly but I always figured it was because they have a tail like the bird named Swallow. May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
Name: Joanna North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b) Life & gardens: make them beautiful   joannakat Aug 2, 2017 11:25 AM CST |
| OH EM GEE! I never thought I'd be able to capture this, but here it is. Hummingbird moth busy in the petunias. Stills in a separate post. https://youtu.be/Dx0qK81UPIQ AKA Joey. |
Name: Joanna North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b) Life & gardens: make them beautiful joannakat Aug 2, 2017 11:31 AM CST |
Here are the stills. Sorry I couldn't get one of its face but it really was quite busy.  Look in the corners on these.    AKA Joey. |
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) wildflowers Aug 2, 2017 11:39 AM CST |
| Wonderful, Joanna! May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
central Illinois jmorth Aug 2, 2017 12:15 PM CST |
| Excellent Joanna Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.      frostweed Aug 2, 2017 4:52 PM CST |
Beautiful Joanna, you are doing so good!!  Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature. Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers. |
Name: Ronnie (Veronica) Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)        luvsgrtdanes Aug 2, 2017 6:30 PM CST |
| Great shots Joanna and the petunias are especially beautiful!! It happens in a flash, but the memory of it last forever. It can not be borrowed or stolen, and it is of no earthly good until it is given away. So if in your hurry you meet someone who is too weary to smile, leave him one of yours, for no one needs a smile quite as much as he who has none to give... |
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) wildflowers Aug 2, 2017 6:35 PM CST |
 Joanna, your petunias are really beautiful! May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
Name: Joanna North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b) Life & gardens: make them beautiful joannakat Aug 3, 2017 10:46 AM CST |
Things are looking up over here! I'm still running around with my cell phone in my hand yelling, "Stop! Stay there! Pose for me!" But I haven't seen a neighbor freeze in place yet....  Today, a few creatures did stop and pose though. Wow! I'm starting to feel like a contributing member of this thread! Please do help me ID them.   And I know this is never going to be a butterfly, but someone might still know what it is:   AKA Joey. |
Name: Christine North East Texas (Zone 7b) wildflowers Aug 3, 2017 11:08 AM CST |
| Good going, Joanna! I think your butterfly is a cabbage white, but I'm not for sure. So someone else might know for sure. The other is in the family of longhorned beetles. May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb |
Name: Joanna North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b) Life & gardens: make them beautiful joannakat Aug 3, 2017 11:15 AM CST |
| Thank you everyone for the supportive words! We all share a love of these beautiful visitors to our gardens, and of the things we plant, maybe more for them than for ourselves. These days, when choosing a plant, I want to know if it's resistant to deer and rabbits, and whether it attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. If the answers are all "yes," I'll consider it. As for the hummingbird moth, it was more luck in timing than anything else. What a strange and beautiful creature! And thank you for the kind words about my petunias too! They are a total mistake. I ordered something called Tidal Wave from White Flower Farm--they're supposed to be a silver-white color, and I got these instead. I had already planted them by the time I realized that those purple-ish flowers were never going to be white so White Flower Farm has promised to send the proper order next spring. Meanwhile, I'm obviously not the only one enjoying their mistake! AKA Joey. |
central Illinois jmorth Aug 3, 2017 12:42 PM CST |
| Cabbage White it is. Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: Cheryl Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b) nativeplantlover Aug 3, 2017 4:54 PM CST |
| Gorgeous shots Jo! Your beetle is here with common name and Latin binomial. https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2... I esp love your video of the hummingbird moth! Some people get scared of them and think they look like winged lobsters  If you plant their host plants you'll keep them close by as caterpillars too: Wild Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) Lonicera caerulea, honeyberry, blue-berried honeysuckle "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 |
Name: Joanna North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b) Life & gardens: make them beautiful joannakat Aug 3, 2017 5:29 PM CST |
nativeplantlover said:Gorgeous shots Jo! Oh, thank you Cheryl! This makes me really happy as I already have the first two plants here--I planted the Major Wheeler a year ago and it's doing really, really well. The cherries have been here for over a decade. I understand that the hummingbird moths (which, IMHO, are extraordinarily beautiful) live for a short time so I'm very happy to see them. I never clear the leaves from my small area in the fall. I understand that's where they pupate and shelter through our very cold winters. And yes! There's my little beetle! It's a Flower Longhorn! AKA Joey. |
central Illinois jmorth Aug 5, 2017 12:06 AM CST |
Today <Painted Lady>   <Swallowtail>  and one more  Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
 gersonian Aug 5, 2017 7:02 AM CST |
A couple of the monarch caterpillars on our A. Tuberosa! |
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