Hi, I am interested in these seeds and plants of yours. Luffa Bunny ear larkspur Desert rose seeds Flowering Succulents (yellow, red, orange, neon pink) Purple padded cactus Yellow butterfly vine (blooms yellow orchidlike flowers, seedpod looks like butterfly, evergreen, and I luv this vine!!!!) Gregs mist flower butterfly plant Please take a look at my list for a trade. Faye!

Since you don't have a photo of it, I can only guess. Could be a Cloudless Sulphur, Sleepy Orange, California Dogface, Large Orange Sulphur, or Hermes Copper (endangered). You don't mention how big s/he is, so I cannot rule out if s/he is a skipper, which is a smaller species of butterfly. Also, markings are difficult to see, if the butterfly is only flitting across the yard, especially with sulphurs and oranges. I have attached a link to an image of the brightest yellow butterfly that it could be, which is the cloudless sulphur. Here is a link that might be useful: This post was edited by AuroraWA on Sat, Aug 30, 14 at 18:35

Plant Cassia, its favorite host plant Glad to see our Lindheimer's Senna (Cassia lindheimeri) will do according to the following link..... assuming it will survive in our north Texas blackland prairie ecoregion. Here is a link that might be useful: Native Host Plants For Central Texas Butterflies

Butterflies have a tendency to congregate where their host plants are, even if not laying eggs. That's why I gave an ID of the Clouded and Orange. Based on the size alone, I would strongly suggest they are Clouded Sulphurs which are smaller than the Orange, though they range in size from 1 1/2" to 2 1/2". Less likely would be Little Yellows, which range from 1" to 1 1/2". However, Alfalfa is generally not a host plant for them, but all Sulphurs use plants in the Legume family, of Fabaceae and that includes Alfalfa. Without a photo it is difficult at best to ID something that is a "yellow butterfly" because there are several yellow species. I'm just trying to narrow down according to range, size, food plant, etc., and combine those to ID a butterfly based on your description. I excluded the Little Yellow because its larval host plants are Cassias or Sennas, while the LFP for Clouded and Orange is Alfalfa or Medicago sativa, Clovers (Trifolium species), and Peas (Pisum species). Of course, there are probably a lot of native wildflowers blooming around them as well, such as fall blooming wild Asters, Goldenrods, wild native Sunflowers, such as Helianthus species, and Heleniums. I still long to be there and see them! You're a lucky guy, Jay! Laura, congratulations on your butterflies! What kind of milkweed do you grow? I may have some seed to share with you next year of a hard to find tropical milkweed called Giant Milkweed. It is a gorgeous plant and I love it for its substantial foliage that will feed a lot of hungry Monarchs. The foliage shape and habit reminds of the fiddle leaf fig plant. The leaves get very large and have a kind of greyish green color to them. New foliage is grey because it is covered with white hairs. Love this plant! I did notice you posted a few times on the Butterfly Forum and was so glad to see another Okie on the forum, so please come back, and please share your beautiful images with us. Oh, another thing, Jay, is that we've had a lot of prevailing wind from the east and that has pushed a lot of butterflies to the Western parts of Kansas and Oklahoma. Still envious, Susan