Nectar and pollen, please.

This graceful flyer flew around me multiple times while I stood in the garden going from our lantana plant (nectar) to the maypop passion vine (host) to the blue porterweed (nectar). This zebra longwing butterfly was not bothered by me at all watching her eat and lay eggs.

This butterfly is very intelligent, as they can remember where they last fed, returning daily to the same source.

2 thoughts on “Nectar and pollen, please.

  1. This really is a striking butterfly! We have a similar-looking butterfly, the Zebra White butterfly, that we will feature in October.

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      Butterflybliss on said:

      It’s such a graceful butterfly. Oh cool, can’t wait to see the zebra white!

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