Yes, definitely enjoyed your beautiful, awesome photos. Thanks for sharing.

I don't know that I've ever seen a common wood nymph eating. They just seem to fly around. I still vividly remember when I caught my first one. Thought I had something extremely special because I'd never seen any butterfly like it in all my years of looking. My jets got cooled really fast when I found out it was a COMMON wood nymph. :D

Awesome pictures, as usual. I love the "skipper peaking" shot.

Oh, how I love the Zebra Swallowtail! Thanks for giving me my "Zebra Fix"!

Can you tell me the name of the flower the Eastern Black Swallowtail is on? It is so delicate looking. Does it draw many butterflies?

Your pictures are stunning. I MUST take some photography classes!

Betty

Super pictures! I kept saying "Wow!" with each one. Loved the three in one! The checkered skipper is adorable. Thank you for sharing.

Great pictures! When I saw you posted a new photo thread, had to click on it right away! The Zebra Swallowtails are beautiful. That is just the cutest picture of a skipper.

What wonderful pictures! Congrats, especially, on raising those zebra swallowtails - they're SO rare down here.
I've never seen a common wood nymph except in pictures, and yours is fantastic!
Sherry

Excellent!

Bob

Thanks everyone for the kind words - I love to spend time in my butterfly garden and this way I can share it with all of you.

Betty, that is one of the agastache - I dont have the tag so I don't remember which one but I do know it is one of the ones that is hardy to zone 5. Bob did a great post on this plant at the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Agastache

Thanks for the name and link. I have some Agastache, but not these pretty, delicate ones.

I may have to buy some to add to my garden.

Betty

Great photographs!
Skipper photos are usually boring. That one is fantastic!
They should take the word "Common" out of the Wood Nymph's name. I think they're quite pretty.

What is the pink flower that the Zebra Swallowtail is on? We have Zebras here in Missouri too, so I will eventually see one but I'm still waiting. My two pawpaw trees are under a foot tall.

Jeanne, I absolutely love your pictures!
Cathy

Christie,

That is a cosmos that I grew from seed, it's called Double Take and I bought the seeds from Burpee. I didn't grow them so much for the butterflies, but for me and the goldfinches.

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Oh my, Jeanne, what a wonderful group of photos of butterflies that are often either overlooked or non-existent in many regions. I love them all! I really like your menage a trois of flower flies. That would be a great photo for Birds n Blooms.

Susan