Ann, I think Gulf Frits are the most commonly seen butterfly in this area. I went to a class one time on butterfly identification and when they showed the Gulf Frit the instructor said, "I'm sure most of you have seen this one before". And we all laughed because yes, we had all seen it.
Mom just asked to see my butterfly book. I asked her what she saw and she started describing a Queen that was on the Mexican Flame Vine. Fortunately, the Queen is on the cover of my book (actually, two of my books, come to think of it) so I just showed her the cover and she said that was it. Mom and I also need to have a talk about what "red" means. In sad news, it looks like my Queen chrysalis was parasitized. I warned Mom when she found one that large that the odds were high. But maybe I got egged today. Although, my milkweed is covered in so much skunk vine I don't know if any female could find it.
