Monarchs are here in Spring for a round of babies, there were not too many. They should arrive soon again. I have normal numbers of the Spicebush and Pipevine swallowtails. Not as many Tigers. Only saw one Giant Swallowtail, and less of other kinds of butterflies. It’s very disappointing since I have been planting for all kinds of butterflies for years. Have all kinds of host plants for the Black swallowtails, but didn’t see a caterpillar since Spring. Maybe there are too many birds around. I am in South Carolina.

Yes many. More than for several years.

Right now the next generation is emerging here.

Yes, I have. Lots of tiger swallowtails, a couple black swallowtails here and there. Monarchs occasionally. Most of my viewing has been up by the house, but DH said he sees a lot of butterflies out in the meadow (IDK what he means by "butterfly". Moth? Monarch? Swallowtail? Dragonfly? I think he thinks they're all a "butterfly" - but it makes me happy to hear his report, regardless).

I had a lot of new milkweed pop up in the meadow this year; surprisingly, a lot of the new stuff is white swamp milkweed. I do remember randomly broadcasting some seed back there from the plants I had up by the house, maybe they came from there. Who knows. I did plant some orange butterfly weed back there this year, I saw it growing in a meadow in the park and was wowed by the color so I picked up three plants. I hope they come back next year -- some stuff does, some doesn't.

Posted a picture on show me yours one day a month or two ago, of a dill plant covered in swallowtail caterpillars. The next day I went out and they were all gone. I have seen several swallowtail, but no monarch butterflies this year. But I also haven't been outside or free that often. I have seen the hummingbird up close two or three times. Only one goldfinch.

I have definitely seen Monarchs here in PA.

Here in FL as well.

And there are a number of different types of swallowtails. We have one - Giant Swallowtail - that feeds on citrus trees. I was really happy to find multiple caterpillars and then later on, chrysalises that appeared to have hatched out OK - on my Key lime tree.

I've seen the black swallowtail/parsleyworm butterflies as well.

I might have or I might not have. I have no way to know. ;-)

I have seen quite a few swallowtails (black, pipevine, spicebush and Easteen tiger) plus a lot of Gulf Frittilaries and yellow sulfurs, but no monarchs yet. I sometimes don’t see them until late August or into September.

quite a few swallowtails, not as many monarchs

No monarchs in my yard in Massachusetts, but lots of tiger and black swallowtails. which is normal for me. My favorites!

I hadn't realized that I planted another milkweed this year, Blue Tweedia.

Maybe a couple monarchs, one or two swallowtails, some white sulfurs but not as many as past summers.

It's been a typical butterfly season here. Lots of Monarchs in the spring migration. That gave way to swallowtails -- Eastern Black, Tiger, and Giant. And now lots of Gulf Fritillaries.

Just saw a parsleyworm butterfly (black swallowtail) outside my kitchen window a little while ago and thought of this thread...

I have seen only one Monarch and that was about 2 weeks ago. Have had occasional sightings of a yellow swallowtail and a black swallowtail. In past years, I have been overrun with monarch cats totally stripping my butterfly weed plants, and all other butterflies in great numbers. Actually all the usual insects I am used to seeing in summer are totally absent or very few in number this year. And that includes the hated japanese beetles. WHAT Is Happening to Mother nature as we know it????

I have the same observations about insects in general Igmd. :(

We found what we think (thanks to Google Lens etc) is a black swallowtail caterpillar. Will we see butterflies? I don’t know.

What is happening with the insects? They all came here. UGH! It has been the worst year for pests. I have never NOT seen my winecups in bloom. All of them were eaten by Malva sawfly. There are more examples, but dang, it was a sucky year. And yes, already past tense. Drat!!!!

We've seem Swallowtails for the last three months. No Monarchs sighted, but we have instars on the milkweed in the pasture. Monarchs to come!

I haven't noticed any Monarchs, but lots of Swallowtails.

So excited! Was outside pulling weeds and then began to deadhead some cosmos when I saw my first non-white butterfly! I think it's a Common Buckeye.

We have an area near our beach that we have milkweed growing, so we see many of them!