Sighting for July 31, 2012
Allan R. Loudell
In & around butterfly garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables
Miami-Dade County, FL
- Polydamas Swallowtail 12+
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur Dozens
- Large Orange Sulphur Dozens
- Atala 12+
- Cassius Blue 8
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Julia Heliconian 15
- Zebra Heliconian Dozens
- White Peacock 12+
- Monarch 15+
- Queen 10
- Mangrove Skipper 1
- Monk Skipper 3
It was a new experience for me to see so many Monarchs and Queens interacting with Julia Heliconians & Gulf Fritillaries. What a display of orange & brown!
My first-ever Atalas and a Mangrove Skipper! Possibly other large Sulphurs I could not I.D. to species in flight.