Beth's Patch ~ Butterflies

The butterflies are loving the blue and purple flowers in our garden.

Monarch on Black and Blue Salvia

Monarch on Black and Blue Salvia

Cloudless Sulphur On Black & Purple Salvia

First of Year Fiery Skipper

Broad-winged Skipper

Black & Blue Salvia

Black & Purple Salvia

Blue Rhea Salvia

Beth's Patch - Summer Butterflies

Broad-winged Skipper with curled proboscis

Broad-winged Skipper showing more curled proboscis

Fiery Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Summer Azure butterfly - Working on DOF and getting good focus on the butterflies with the butterfly's proboscis still curled. Upper butterfly wing a little soft but acceptable for now. This 
butterfly is less than dime-sized.

Beth's Patch ~ Butterflies Recent Arrivals

Horace's Duskywing ~ First of Year ~ June 28th

Gray Hairstreak ~ FOY ~June 30th

Broad-winged Skipper ~ FOY ~ July 4th

Sootywing Skipper ~ FOY July 4th

Kimbel's Beach Road ~ Butterflies

Delaware Skipper

Least Skipper (left) & Broad-winged Skipper (right)

male Zabulon Skipper

female Zabulon Skipper

My Yard ~ First of Season Butterflies

Broad-winged Skipper ~ 7/13/18

Silver-spotted Skipper ~ 7/14/18

Goshen ~ CMBO

Aaron's Skipper

Broad-winged Skipper

Salt Marsh Skipper

My Yard ~ Broad-winged Skipper

Cape May County ~ Butterflies - Mr Tate's Seafood Resturant

I have stopped at this spot once before and found lots of butterflies nectaring on dogbane.  Today was no exception but I was lucky enough to spot a life butterfly for me ~ Jupiter Hairstreak (left).  This was an exciting find because I have been looking for one since butterflying started for this year.

Broad-winged Skipper

Gray Hairstreak

Orange Sulphur

Wordless Wednesday - Broad-winged Skippers - Goshen CMBO

Broad-winged Skippers