Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice! Butterflies seem to love Lantana, the scourge of Australia, according to Geoff. You should have a steady stream of Gulf Fritillaries. They are passing through here daily. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 6:11 AM Subject: [Leica] Friday Flowers and a butterfly SonC > Just beside the parking lot at work is a bird-watching area in a little > dell planted with wildflowers. > > Right now, a Lantana is in full glory, and yesterday was being visited by > your photographer and a Passion Butterfly (Gulf Fritillary) at the same > time. > > I guessed the Passion Butterfly is so named for the spots on the wings > representing nail holes, but I was wrong. > > In fact they get their name from the Passion Flower Vine, their home as a > caterpillar. > http://sonc.com/look/?p=2341 > > Click on the image or click this link for a larger view. > http://sonc.com/look/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/L1002079-3.jpg > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >