Butterflies -Bees- Moths - Dragonflies

Monarch butterfly feeding on Butterfly Shrub.. (Buddleja davidii) also known as "Mz Daveed" .. at least in our garden ! -done in dumper.net © All rights reserved

with just a few touches of green . . --Archive Airings: Butterfly Beauty AA16 a Gulf Fritillary butterfly .. enjoying the Salvia nectar .. © All rights reserved

for a Monarch .. so, this one is very important - the 1st one of the Season ! (2011) feeding on a Buddleja davidii (Butterfly Plant).. Central Florida .. © All rights reserved Journey North is a great site for tracking Monarchs, hummingbirds, robins, etc. Check them out .. Cindy just posted two of my Monarch photos ! www.learner.org/cgi-bin/jnorth/jn-query-byday?1301943409

oh, so very still in the walk-on-mulch -- © All rights reserved

flying by to get a taste of purple-nectar . . -- The Rainbow Bulding Group - purple -- Butterfly plant .. Buddleja Davidii .. just call her Daveed . . but, the butterfly .. an very fast yellow blur . © All rights reserved The text below is from Floridata website. "The tiny flowers are irresistible to butterflies. They are borne in long, 8-18 in (20-45.7 cm), cone-shaped clusters that droop in a profusion of color and stay abuzz with winged, nectar-feeding insects from late spring until first frost in autumn."

Gulf Fritillary lights on a sprinkler . . only a small sip of water needed . . © All rights reserved

Gulf Fritillary dining on Society Garlic . . "Archive Airings AA16:Butterfly Beauty" she was a delight to capture . . always wanting more garlic ! © All rights reserved -cropped & rotated -no enhancement From Wikepedia: The Gulf Fritillary or Passion Butterfly, Agraulis vanillae , is a striking, bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae. These were formerly classified in a separate family, the Heliconiidae or longwing butterflies, and like other longwings this species does have long, rather narrow wings in comparison with other butterflies. It is not closely related to the true fritillaries. It is a medium to large butterfly, with a wingspan of 6–9.5 cm (2.4–3.7 in). Its underwings are buff, with large silvery spots.[1] It takes its name from migrating flights of the butterflies sometimes seen over the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Fritillary is commonly seen in parks and gardens, as well as in open country. Its range extends from Argentina through Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean to the southern United States, as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area on the west coast. It is occasionally found farther north in the US.[2] This article said they lay eggs and feed on Passion flowers.. don't have any, but someone must around here! These butterflies do like the Red Sage or lavender Society Garlic.

.. going from one Azalea bloom to another .. The Pollinator is very busy SOOC -signed only © All rights reserved

.. black & yellow Bumble Bees .. all over these Azalea blooms .. seems they have just burst with color .. all for us to enjoy .. oh, and the orange blossoms smell heavenly © All rights reserved