ALberto,

If you use the little search box at the bottom of the message list, and type "geni" or "misssherry", you will find that they have both been posting regularly, you can probably find geni's recent Mexican observations there.

Thanks Larry_Gene, Never thought of that. didn't know her fisrt name. So It's Geni. where did she post them? Thank You.

ALberto Romero

Many of her posts were from Mexico.

You don't even have to know first names, just use user names in the search.

The number of search results using first names will be different from the results using user names, try both methods and see which gets most results.

Glad to hear the St. Patrick's party was a success.

Hola Alberto. I'm back in Alabama now and starting to see butterflies here. On a good day in Mexico, I might see 12 to 15 different species and several individuals of each species. The most common are Checkered Skippers, Texan Crescents, Dainty Sulphurs, Golden Banded Skippers, Mexican Dartwhites, Magnificent Swallowtails, Julias and Queens. I am still trying to identify some of the species I've seen there. August appears to be the best month for both diversity and population. I see Monarchs occasionally during the winter but their overwintering habitat is east of where I live and they don't wander into my garden very often.

On a good day here, maybe seven or eight species, but likely a dozen or more individuals of some species, especially Monarchs, Gulf Fritillaries, Long-tailed Skippers and Fiery Skippers.

Of course, in both places, I am likely to see a single individual of an unusual species on any given day. That's a treat. {{gwi:454191}}Butterflies and Moths of Michoacán{{gwi:454538}}Alabama Butterflies 2007