Good year for Monarchs
We had quite a bit of milkweed in the pasture, and obviously the Monarchs found it. We have small, young Monarchs on the flowers and flitting about the barn lot. View attachment 14348 View attachment...
View ArticleFirst Monarch of 2019
We had our first Monarch visit today. The local paper had an article saying that Texas would have more Monarchs than usual. Okay by me! We've had Admirals, Mexican White Clouds, and Sulphurs this...
View ArticleAnd now Fritillaries
I posted that the Swallowtails loved our zinnias, and now the Fritillaries are feasting on them, too. View attachment 16601 We have three passion vines (Passiflora incarnata) that are heavy with...
View ArticleSwallowtails, swallowtails!
The Giant Swallowtails love our zinnias, and since the zinnias are just outside our kitchen door, we get to see a lot of swallowtails. View attachment 16572 If it weren't for the butterflies, birds,...
View ArticleAnother Swallowtail
View attachment 16686 Someone is dumping unwanted butterflies on us, just as they sometimes do frogs and turtles!
View ArticlePossibly a White Peacock butterfly?
View attachment 16797 We had never seen one here, but the Audubon ID book has it listed as present in Texas, and it's host plant is Ruellia, which we have a pasture full of. We "think" it's a white...
View ArticleWow, Painted Lady invasion.
Hi all: haven't been posting much. But had to share this with you all. We must have over 100 Painted Lady Butterflies in our yard. We have a lot of wild Asters that they must love. Here are a few pic's...
View ArticleGiant Swallowtails return!
View attachment 18718 Frankly, I was worried. We have had fewer butterflies, and no swallowtails all spring and summer. But, they are returning! The zinnias and salvia greggii are magnets, and we have...
View ArticleNice to see this butterfly
Saw this butterfly yesteday and took the photograph. No idea what kind it is but it looked really lovely.
View ArticleWhite Peacock
No, we don't have an albino bird, but a lovely butterfly! View attachment 19065 I hope we have identified it correctly.
View ArticleFirst Monarch of the season
The Monarch migration has started, and we saw our first yesterday, sipping on the zinnias. I'm sure we have them out in the pasture with the wildflowers but, with the wind and overcast weather, we...
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Catocala to identify...
Hello all, I found that Catocala in Quebec, Canada (near Vermont) September 2nd 2011. Is it possible to identify the Catacola species??? Thanks alot for your appreciated help Michel
View ArticleSome advice regarding my newly emerged Angle Shade moth!
Hello everyone, I've managed to gain a moth pet! About a month and a half ago I found a caterpillar on my kitchen counter and a flatmate of mine suggested rather than leaving him out in the cold to...
View ArticleMoth ID help please
I was watering around the pond this mornong and found this guy. I first thought it to be a humming bird moth but the markings are different. Can anyone tell me who he is? View attachment 10604 Ps he is...
View ArticleHummingbird Moth/Clearwing
Finally after two years of trying to get a photo of this little guy! Most of the time I will catch them out of the corner of my eye, and then they are gone, or the lighting is bad, and lastly, they are...
View ArticleButterfly from a different POV
Looking at a butterfly from a different point point of view. View attachment 11101
View ArticleBee photo
Captured this bee just above some snap dragons that are growing in my front flower bed. I used a shutter speed at 1/1000 of a second and the wings were still blurry. That tells you how fast they're...
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Geometridae to identify...
Hello all, Here is a moth I photographed in June in Quebec, Canada (near Vermont). I think it is a Geometridae. Do you have any idea regarding the Genus and species? Thanks, Michel, Quebec, Canada...
View ArticleGiant Swallowtail
Swallowtails have been visiting our zinnias, but they flutter around so much that they are hard to photograph. My patient husband who is quick on the camera button got this photo this morning: View...
View ArticleChrysalis ID needed
Hi all, This chrysalis is hanging on our shed door. Can anyone ID it? View attachment 13704
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