Wednesday, July 22, 2009

July 2009 Butterflies--and more-- on my Butterfly Shrub

My Butterfly Shrub is in its 3rd year and has grown to 8' tall from its 4' trimmed height this spring. I have had a variety of butterflies appear in a short two week period, along with some bees and a pair of Hummingbird Moths. I've done my best to identify them! Enjoy.


Clouded Sulphur Butterfly


A skipper of some sort


Possibly a Peck's Skipper


Another view of the possible Peck's Skipper


Cabbage White Butterfly



Cabbage White Pair



Silver Spotted Skipper



Cabbage White Butterfly


European Skipper (on a neighbor's purple cone flower)


Black Swallowtail Butterfly



Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


A Hummingbird Moth!


A second Hummingbird Moth


Honey Bee

Eastern Carpenter Bee (on neighbor's flowering plant)
Eastern Carpenter Bee

Honey Bee on neighbor's purple cone flower
Honey Bee