Got a new book on butterflies: found out this is a
Pearl Crescent butterfly on the New England Aster today, and it is a female because has white on it. (The antennae are dotted.) The book is called "Learn about Butterflies in the Garden" by Brenda Dziedzic. I am joining a club called the Southeast Michigan Butterfly Association....SEMBA. I learned that it is so important to grow the right native plants for the butterflies. They are very specific. Also leave the plants tall in the fall, butterflies can over-winter as an egg, caterpillar, larvae, or butterfly. They can be found almost anywhere, even in a woodpile, so it is important to be observant so not to disturb them. Only 1 in 100 eggs survive. Keeping their habitat is very important, it is all about education.
Jewel weed is very abundant here...
Love this pink zinnia........they have so many petals....
Love this pink zinnia........they have so many petals....
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