I've been on a walkabout, but here are a few images from today. I need to get some confirmed by BAMONA, but I have guesses as to what they are.
These are Gulf Fritillary caterpillars. No doubt there.
Believe this is a Brazilian Skipper.
Barred Sulphur
So I've got another mystery cat on my hands. You see, I know Sida spp. are a host plant for the Tropical Checkered Skipper, but I've never found one. And that stuff grows everywhere. But today I saw a nest and opened it up. Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the nest first. I got all excited like Christmas. Anyway, I found a caterpillar that looked suspiciously like a skipper cat.
While looking for more, I found this guy. I think he's some kind of moth but I brought him in, too.
In sad news, that moth caterpillar I was feeding grasses to that pupated kind of liquefied. I think it was parasatized or diseased.
In happier news, Phaon Crescents are back.
This Long-Tailed Skipper was spotted flying around a patch of Desmodium spp.
This Long-Tailed Skipper was basking on the bougainvillea.
And this Long-Tailed Skipper was basking above the garage.
But what I was trying to get a photo of was this tiny skipper I've been seeing. The Long-Tailed Skippers kept chasing it around the porterweed. In fact, when I was taking this photo, a Zebra Longwing flew over me and I yelled at it, "Don't you mess up my shot!" I think this is the Three Spotted Skipper. I saw one back in September, as confirmed by BAMONA. I submitted this one, so we'll see.
