Anyone seeing butterflies in their area?

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pinkdamsel Joined: 8/14/2007 Location: New Orleans, La. Posts: 271	Posted: Feb/28/2009 9:06 AM PST I know spring is almost here. Yesterday I saw a Monarch and a Swallowtail fluttering in my yard! Anyone seeing butterflies in their area? Quote \| Reply \| Report

witt Joined: 3/28/2008 Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC Posts: 6953 Moderator	Posted: Feb/28/2009 1:23 PM PST I saw one that was all orange, but I don't know my butterflies from my moths! Quote \| Reply \| Report

carolyncat353 Joined: 4/29/2008 Location: Westlake, La Posts: 4390	Posted: Feb/28/2009 3:09 PM PST I've seen the little blueish/black one quite a bit lately. I have petunias, pansies and snapdragons blooming. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Spider_Lily Joined: 10/27/2005 Location: Posts: 1029	Posted: Feb/28/2009 5:10 PM PST I saw a yellow one Friday across the street at Church. Quote \| Reply \| Report

yardgranny6 Joined: 7/05/2007 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 3810 Moderator	Posted: Mar/07/2009 1:56 PM PST I have seen several of the yellow sulphers this past month. Must be the cabbage is ready to pluck. LB Quote \| Reply \| Report

butterfly_highway Joined: 3/15/2009 Location: Winter Springs FL Posts: 1	Posted: Mar/15/2009 9:33 AM PST They're starting to flutter around on a daily basis here. I was working in the garden just yesterday and watched 2 laying eggs in my garden. Yellow sulphurs are everywhere and some tiger swallowtails are getting busy. Quote \| Reply \| Report

carolyncat353 Joined: 4/29/2008 Location: Westlake, La Posts: 4390	Posted: Aug/13/2009 4:39 PM PST The Gulf Fritilliary has arrived-guess my Passionflower will become a skeleton-and it hasn't even bloomed yet! Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

carolyncat353 Joined: 4/29/2008 Location: Westlake, La Posts: 4390	Posted: Aug/21/2009 2:56 PM PST Still flitting around! Attachments: Quote \| Reply \| Report

cougar Joined: 8/24/2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 777	Posted: Aug/22/2009 5:28 AM PST Is that what that is? I have a couple of those only with alot more black on it. When you mentioned the passionflower thing, now I know why mine look like skeletons as you put it. Blooms or buds all over it and then a while later there is nothing in the bud..frustrating the crap out of me. What I meant is that type of butterfly, I know what a butterfly looks like..lol Quote \| Reply \| Report

carolyncat353 Joined: 4/29/2008 Location: Westlake, La Posts: 4390	Posted: Aug/22/2009 6:30 AM PST Yes, that's a Gulf Fritilliary. Passionflower is their favorite flower-like milkweed for the monarchs. The larvae/worm, has the same coloring as the butterfly. Last year at the end of the summer, I just let them eat-the whole plant was nothing but stems within a few days and the worms were everywhere! Quote \| Reply \| Report

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pinkdamsel

Joined: 8/14/2007
Location: New Orleans, La.
Posts: 271

Posted: Feb/28/2009 9:06 AM PST

I know spring is almost here. Yesterday I saw a Monarch and a Swallowtail fluttering in my yard!

Anyone seeing butterflies in their area?

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witt

Joined: 3/28/2008
Location: The Bucolic Bungalow Lancaster, SC
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Posted: Feb/28/2009 1:23 PM PST

I saw one that was all orange, but I don't know my butterflies from my moths!

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carolyncat353

Joined: 4/29/2008
Location: Westlake, La
Posts: 4390

Posted: Feb/28/2009 3:09 PM PST

I've seen the little blueish/black one quite a bit lately. I have petunias, pansies and snapdragons blooming.

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Spider_Lily

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Posted: Feb/28/2009 5:10 PM PST

I saw a yellow one Friday across the street at Church.

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yardgranny6

Joined: 7/05/2007
Location: Florence, SC
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Posted: Mar/07/2009 1:56 PM PST

I have seen several of the yellow sulphers this past month. Must be the cabbage is ready to pluck. LB

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butterfly_highway

Joined: 3/15/2009
Location: Winter Springs FL
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Posted: Mar/15/2009 9:33 AM PST

They're starting to flutter around on a daily basis here. I was working in the garden just yesterday and watched 2 laying eggs in my garden. Yellow sulphurs are everywhere and some tiger swallowtails are getting busy.

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carolyncat353

Joined: 4/29/2008
Location: Westlake, La
Posts: 4390

Posted: Aug/13/2009 4:39 PM PST

The Gulf Fritilliary has arrived-guess my Passionflower will become a skeleton-and it hasn't even bloomed yet!

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carolyncat353

Joined: 4/29/2008
Location: Westlake, La
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Posted: Aug/21/2009 2:56 PM PST

Still flitting around!

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cougar

Joined: 8/24/2008
Location: Kentucky
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Posted: Aug/22/2009 5:28 AM PST

Is that what that is? I have a couple of those only with alot more black on it. When you mentioned the passionflower thing, now I know why mine look like skeletons as you put it. Blooms or buds all over it and then a while later there is nothing in the bud..frustrating the crap out of me.
What I meant is that type of butterfly, I know what a butterfly looks like..lol

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carolyncat353

Joined: 4/29/2008
Location: Westlake, La
Posts: 4390

Posted: Aug/22/2009 6:30 AM PST

Yes, that's a Gulf Fritilliary. Passionflower is their favorite flower-like milkweed for the monarchs. The larvae/worm, has the same coloring as the butterfly. Last year at the end of the summer, I just let them eat-the whole plant was nothing but stems within a few days and the worms were everywhere!

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