Hello Dear Reader,
I found this freshly hatched butterfly on the same orange tree a few weeks ago.
Have a lovely day,
💚Fi
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Hi Fiona,
ReplyDeletestunning butterfly and beautiful photos.
I like seeing butterflies in our garden. The cabbage white butterflies and cabbage moths I'm not happy to see.
They love all plants in the brassica family and when the eggs hatch, the caterpillars damage the plants and can completely strip the plant of leaves. In the absence of brassicas they are happy to munch on any other leafy greens in the garden.
Cheers, Maria xx.
Hi Maria,
DeleteWe have the cabbage white butterflies in our garden too, they love the mustard green if I leave it go to seed so now I don't let the mustard green get too big before pulling them out and re-planting. Give me non pest butterfly caterpillars any day. Hope you have a lovely day,
Fi
I think that is an Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly, Fi. Their caterpillars love citrus leaves!
ReplyDeleteHi Meg,
DeleteThanks Meg, it's a beautiful butterfly isn't. Have a lovely day,
Fi