Thursday, October 13, 2011

Flutterbies



~Sachem~
Larval Host Plants: various grasses including Bermuda Grass and Crabgrass
~Tropical Checkered-Skipper~
Larval Host: Various mallow family plants
~White Peacock~
Larval Host Plant: Frogfruit and Water Hyssop
~Phaon Crescent~
Larval Host Plant: Frogfruit
~Cassius Blue~
Larval Host Plants: Numerous plants including Wild Tamarind, Leadwort, and Wild Plumbago
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12 comments:

  1. threecollieOctober 13, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Very nice! I love the little white tropical skipper.

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  2. DaniOctober 13, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    ThreeC, me too! Never seen it before until yesterday.

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  3. Big ShamuOctober 13, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Wow, can't wait until you get a long trip through this park. Great shots Dani.

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  4. DaniOctober 13, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Yeah, yesterday was rushed. John took the day off to take me to the doc. and when we were done, we had maybe 40 min. before we had to pick Elizabeth up from school.

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  5. the dogs' motherOctober 13, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Had to go look up this frogfruit! Loves the name :-)

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  6. MakingSpaceOctober 13, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    So beautiful...

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  7. DaniOctober 13, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Froggy, of course! ;0

    MS, I'm gonna have to go there again soon. Didn't have nearly enough time yesterday.

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  8. Terry and LindaOctober 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Happy Birthday, Dani!!!! I love all of your photos...the chickens, the 'walk' and the flutterbys!

    Linda
    http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
    http://deltacountyhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com

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  9. R.PowersOctober 13, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    The flutterbies love Bidens!
    I am not crazy about the seeds though!

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  10. DarlaOctober 14, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Great captures Dani!

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  11. Granny AnnieOctober 14, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    I am amazed at the variety of butterflies you were able to photograph and document. Once again you are my nature star!

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  12. SECRET PEPPER PERSON:October 14, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    I used to have tons of skippers years ago. Where are they? What are their host plants?

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