smokieblues Loc: Central Florida

I will admit that I have one of "those yards". You know the ones I'm talking about. The one that looks like it hasn't been mowed in months. Well that is because it hasn't. Now I keep the front mowed and weeded to keep the county off my back and because I like a nice looking house. And my neighbor to the right of me has a chain link fence - so I keep up that side of my yard as well. Now the other two sides are fenced in by 6 foot privacy fencing so those sides are left to their own and are over run by the Spanish Needles and Lantana.
The photos below were taken over the course of about a week and all taken in my "jungle" of a back yard. This is why I don't mow the back yard at this time of the year. The most I counted in one day was fifteen different species of butterfly and moths.
I will be uploading a lot of photos.

Duskywing


American Lady


Buckeye


Grey (?) Hairstreak


Can't remember the name of this off the top of my head.


Letter M Hairstreak


Gulf Fritillary


Zebra Longwing (State butterfly of Florida)


Cassius Blue


Great Purple Hairstreak (damaged)


Spicebush Swallowtail


Skipper


Monarch


Can't remember the name of this one either. I don't see this one very often.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Great photos, I especially like #3. I love butterflies. Have you been to the Butterfly Rainforest on the UF campus in Gainesville? It's worth the trip.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Oh, wow. More pictures showed up while I was typing my first comment. All are fantastic.

smokieblues Loc: Central Florida

Thank you so very much! Still uploading some more so I will get back with you in just a moment.

jsharp Loc: Ballwin MO.

Nice pics. There is a great Butterfly House in Faust Park in Chesterfield Mo.

smokieblues Loc: Central Florida

I haven't been able to get there yet but it is definitely on my to do list in the next month or so. I hear it's a wonderful experience.

Madman Loc: Gulf Coast, Florida USA

Great series. I have left the honeysuckle grow along my fence lines for the same reason and I've planted a few other bushes that attract butterflies.

Thanks for sharing, show us more.

smokieblues Loc: Central Florida

Thank you so very much. Would love to see that one but it's just a bit to far for me.

angler Loc: StHelens England

Great set.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Yes it is. They have an enormous variety of species there.

smokieblues Loc: Central Florida

Thank you so very much. I'll see if I have any more to upload. I'll have to do that in a little bit. As soon as I can find the Florida honeysuckle I'll be planting that one as well.

smokieblues Loc: Central Florida

Thank you for the wonderful comment.

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

:thumbup: :thumbup:

hondo Loc: sharon hill . pa .

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: thankyou

Dewman Loc: SW Idaho

Beautiful, each and every one! Thanks for posting them.