tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post3869640952597850850..comments2024-03-01T20:10:19.114-08:00Comments on ROCK ROSE: AN EDUCATION IN BUTTERFLIESRock rose http://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-15556849110371673452016-10-24T09:44:43.556-07:002016-10-24T09:44:43.556-07:00Good work! Not only do you have some lovely photo...Good work! Not only do you have some lovely photos of butterflies, but you are easing the idea that in order to post a photo we must be absolutely positive of the ID. I for one am rarely sure of the accurate names for many of the winged creatures I admire, but I am always happy to see them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-67327065699544405962016-10-24T09:30:29.562-07:002016-10-24T09:30:29.562-07:00It's been a great year for the pollinators her...It's been a great year for the pollinators here in Central Texas, so many to learn...Tinahttp://www.mygardenersays.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-12801705052927229952016-10-23T20:52:57.961-07:002016-10-23T20:52:57.961-07:00Whatever their names, you have a nice mix of butte...Whatever their names, you have a nice mix of butterflies. I've seen relatively few here this year, although the sulphur butterflies (Phoebis sennae) showed up on schedule when my Senna bicapsularis burst into bloom earlier this month.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-42803685963348741712016-10-23T17:30:46.988-07:002016-10-23T17:30:46.988-07:00Oh, always try. If not how will you learn?
Most p...Oh, always try. If not how will you learn?<br /><br />Most people don't even try with skippers, sparrows and gulls. Sea gull, eek! LBJs = little brown jobs, also eek!<br /><br />You tried and now you know how to ID a fiery skipper.<br /><br />I find the range maps most helpful, then the larval food plants, and then the characteristics. See, easy.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-27191414082186536722016-10-23T17:18:13.830-07:002016-10-23T17:18:13.830-07:00This is harder that I thought. I looked at all the...This is harder that I thought. I looked at all the different skippers and threw my hands up. Probably should not have even tried to ID.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-42922523164199290712016-10-23T17:06:18.091-07:002016-10-23T17:06:18.091-07:00No, not always easy.
I think you were right the f...No, not always easy.<br /><br />I think you were right the first time: fiery skipper, incidentally the most common one in my garden.<br /><br />ID hints for a fiery skipper.<br /><br />If you ever get to see the undersides of the wings, it has small gray spots, measles, unique to this species.<br /><br />The other qualifying characteristic is very wavy or toothed (I'd say "jagged") Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-89225268596538097222016-10-23T16:31:54.325-07:002016-10-23T16:31:54.325-07:00That is a useful tool for identification. Thanks f...That is a useful tool for identification. Thanks for setting me straight. I wasn't totally happy with the id. Like I said just like birds.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-17276205765604129722016-10-23T16:29:08.457-07:002016-10-23T16:29:08.457-07:00Hello, I find butterflies very difficult to photog...Hello, I find butterflies very difficult to photograph also. I admire the patience of those who get perfect pictures of them.<br /><br />Lantana is the best butterfly attractor in my southern California garden.<br /><br /><br />Just so you know for next time, skippers have clubbed antenna while butterflies do not. You can see the clubbed antenna in your picture of marbled white. Using the range Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-53885528549572436202016-10-23T15:39:30.222-07:002016-10-23T15:39:30.222-07:00The one on facebook was one I was trying to get. I...The one on facebook was one I was trying to get. I am pretty sure it is a Common mestra.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-27937160621982622852016-10-23T15:36:53.093-07:002016-10-23T15:36:53.093-07:00Nice post, I'd been calling the bordered patch...Nice post, I'd been calling the bordered patch a painted lady all week and now I see they are very different. Since you have this down now, I posted one on facebook that my searching is not turning up a match for.Shirley/Rock-Oak-Deerhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-81304715792072913962016-10-23T15:11:57.170-07:002016-10-23T15:11:57.170-07:00You have so many beautiful blooms and it's goo...You have so many beautiful blooms and it's good to see lots of flying beauties as well. Good luck on photographing. What a glorious way to spend a day!<br />:)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-87119936566782609912016-10-23T14:44:41.123-07:002016-10-23T14:44:41.123-07:00Some of these are tentative IDs. The skipper I had...Some of these are tentative IDs. The skipper I had first as Fiery skipper and then changed my mind. Maybe someone will set me straight. Hence my comment about being similar to IDing birds. Not always easy.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-28359932020220210472016-10-23T14:35:51.039-07:002016-10-23T14:35:51.039-07:00How lovely and thank you for the Skipper ID! Your ...How lovely and thank you for the Skipper ID! Your garden is so alive with bees, butterflies, and beauty--always. Linda Lehmusvirtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627888989903582881noreply@blogger.com