Awesome pic Jeannie! Poor critters, never get any privacy with us following their every movement :)

Lol..... I just went out to move/pick up my Plumerias from a windy day and they were right on one of the leaves of a Plumeria. I have never seen this type of butterfly before. So now I have to figure out the host plants so I can have more come to my yard. My grand-daughter loves all the butterflies that come to my garden, and she will be elated to know we have a new kind :)

I videoed a giant swallowtail the other day.....I was in my breezeway and it just tapped me on the shoulder as to say....Thanks! I got my smartphone out and started the video and my grand-daughter now watches it over and over again :)

Happy Gardening, Jeannie :)

Happy Independence Day!

Hackberry is the host for both tawny and hackberry emperors. I think they're pretty common in Texas.

Sherry

Yea, they look like Hackberry emperors. I have a hackberry tree in the yard and see them all the time.

I do have Hackberry trees around here.....They germinate everywhere:( This is my first time to see the butterfly thou! I did just get 3 small loquat trees, so maybe they came because of them (future food).

Happy Gardening, Jeannie :)