It's an older, faded, nearly tailless female spicebush swallowtail - beautiful picture!

That is phlox isn't it?

Sherry

Thanks Sherry. I've been watching my spicebush plants and I don't see any rolled leaves yet.

Yes, that's phlox. When my MIL died and one of her sons remodeled the house, he was going to get rid of everything in the yard. We ran over there with buckets and started digging. It was early spring, so we couldn't tell where anything was, and just had to guess and hope for the best. These have done very well. This white one just showed up this year. Most of them are pink. Here's a pic of a little guy that shows up to them every year.

That's a beautiful picture and a beautiful plant!

I haven't had much luck growing phlox, but I might try it again next year, since the butterflies and some moths love to nectar on the flowers so much.

Sherry

Thanks Sherry. I've had phlox in different areas of the yard before, and they pooped out. Sometimes you just have to find the spot they like the most. I'd like to transplant these to a different area, but I won't because they might not like it there at all. They seem really happy where they are. Good luck with them next year.

Adorable little clearwing moth! I've been seeing a lot of them too, the past few days. Aren't they fun to watch?