Re: Butterflies in the Backyard
Thomas Stock (TSTOCK@FMSHRC.GOV)
Thu, 01 Oct 1998 11:56:13 -0400
Eric L Raun wrote: >>>On September 13, 1998, I saw a
Long-tailed Skipper in my garden laying eggs
on my bean plants.>>>
I have a row of bean plants in my garden. When I saw the
LT Skipper in my yard, I wondered whether the bean plants
played had a part in attracting it. I found no eggs, though.
>>>[snip] I live in Silver Spring inside the Beltway.>>>
Me too (Indian Springs, to be exact). Might the same skipper
have visited our yards?!
>>> I also saw an Ocola Skipper nectaring on Globe
Amaranth flowers on September 27, 1998.>>>
Nice sighting! After a very slow spring and early summer,
I thought the butterflying really picked up in July. It's been
very nice to have something other than birds to look for
given that my yard has never really been all that great
for birds....
Tom Stock