Some butterflies like nectar, some like sap...

megan_anne

16 years ago

I think this one likes fresh meat.

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
16 years ago
Oh yes! The rare tiger face butterfly! I've seen them on Lamb's Ear, Cat Mint, Goatsbeard, and of course, the Zebra Grass, which is one of their host plants.
MissSherry
16 years ago
Hehehehe!!
Sherry
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Thanks for the follow-ups. Alex, they are there all the time. I tried searching it on google, but was unable to find anything previous to my first post- I will look up "guttation" and see what I can learn about it. I don't see any aphids on the peach tree, but it is definitely sticky. I don't notice any damage to the young leaves, but I do have (perhaps from a caterpillar?) holes chewed in the leaves and bites otherwise taken out. This is my first time growing fruit trees, so I'm not really sure what the leaves on a peach should look like- they are generally folded together until they get larger and then unfurl and they have an arc shape to them (the spine arcs). Is this normal?
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Kathy, thanks for reminding me who I am, but WOW -- I'm a lot older than I even thought ... LOL! Also, thanks for the ID of Millettia reticulata, Evergreen wisteria. Now I can look up its characteristics. It sure is a pretty color. Thanks Lin for telling me about your experience with Guatamalan 'whatever'. Come to think of it there is a resemblance to Jatrophas. Evidentely the butterflies must like it since all the other plants in there were butterfly necter plants. Patty emailed that she thought the powderpuff looking plant is dwarf bottlebrush and she said Schultz Nursery has it advertised as on sale this week.
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onafixedincome
16 years ago
Some like nectar
Some like sap;
Some like fruit,
On top of that

Then we have the Harvester,
Whose eating habits make me brr;
And the Monach butterfly
Tribute paid as she flies by.

Sorry...just had to get that out of my system!

Megan, I see you are having GREAT fun with your new Photoshop program...(guessing)...LOL!
larry_gene
16 years ago
It's actually more realistic than the Home Depot monarch, posted on another forum thread.
megan_anne
Original Author
16 years ago
Yeah, I'm having fun with the photochops-- not a new program, but I've had a little more time to play. These were just a few little doodles that fell out of my warped mind and landed in my files.

I know that there are still some folks waiting for the real butterflies to come back, so I figured I'd release a few "butterfaux" here to bring out a few smiles and make the wait a little more fun.

I only hope I NEVER see anything like those "species" in my garden-- I have no idea of how I'd report them to the feds!
mcronin
16 years ago
megan anne,

You got a BIG SMILE from me with your latest butterfaux release. Glad you had a little time to play. It made my wait for the real things more bearable.

mike

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