tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post6800794308608055176..comments2024-03-07T17:59:27.421-05:00Comments on A Nature Art Journal: Longwing butterfliesElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12304349794622823797noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-84280678825124628942011-09-05T13:30:49.823-04:002011-09-05T13:30:49.823-04:00Jeanette - thank you! You always surprise me with ...Jeanette - thank you! You always surprise me with what you recognize form Florida!! The long wings are unusual, which helps greatly in the identification, especially when they are flying. :) <br /><br />Thanks, Kelly, it was a page I really enjoyed doing, and just wanted to do something a little different!<br /><br />Hi Kathy! Pentas are great nectar plants for butterflies. Yes, I loved seeing the butterflies roost like that. I visited them several times just in awe...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304349794622823797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-55333470258951312912011-09-03T10:33:28.859-04:002011-09-03T10:33:28.859-04:00Very interesting post. I love butterflies and enjo...Very interesting post. I love butterflies and enjoy seeing them visiting my red pentas in the front yard. How amazing to have been able to see the Zebras roosting!Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-25217911064691434742011-08-31T22:59:12.204-04:002011-08-31T22:59:12.204-04:00Wow, Elizabeth...just beautiful! I really love how...Wow, Elizabeth...just beautiful! I really love how you put this page together, from the subject to the lettering it's all gorgeous.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-30221882162780519002011-08-31T20:39:28.025-04:002011-08-31T20:39:28.025-04:00Lovely paintings and such nice information! Livin...Lovely paintings and such nice information! Living in Kansas you wouldn't expect that I've seen these , but I have seen 2 of them at a Butterfly house I visited...I find the long wings very unusual and don't recall ever seeing that type of wing wild around here.jeanette, mistress of longearshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/longears/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-58863660073395200942011-08-31T14:02:23.722-04:002011-08-31T14:02:23.722-04:00Hi Mindy, thank you for your kind words! In my op...Hi Mindy, thank you for your kind words! In my opinion, you are the butterfly queen! I love your work!! My passionvines are still uneaten, so I'll be looking for tiny caterpillars soon. The last batches seemed to be mostly Gulf Fritillary, but I'm hoping for all three this go around. I need to get a p. incarnata for variety,plus for those gorgeous flowers. <br /><br />Thank you Ruca! I enjoy your adventures too!<br /><br />Thanks, Lisa. I sometimes forget than these are southern butterflies, though some migrate northwards a bit. I think the GF goes the furthest north, but not too far!<br /><br />Pam - thank you! I really enjoyed painting them. I wanted to show them sort of specimen-like, but without the unnatural wing positions that you see in guide books. I wish I had more time to show the open flowers and the fruit, but that can be for a future post!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304349794622823797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-1739370941148898902011-08-31T13:46:45.644-04:002011-08-31T13:46:45.644-04:00Great post, stunning artwork!Great post, stunning artwork!Pam Johnson Brickellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927455773097702525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-13957572615320880922011-08-31T13:25:39.531-04:002011-08-31T13:25:39.531-04:00It is always a treat to see these beauties when we...It is always a treat to see these beauties when we travel South. Great sketch.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-35316796848300095092011-08-31T12:41:51.763-04:002011-08-31T12:41:51.763-04:00Such fine work!Such fine work!Krista/Rucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036077085275566499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265499045292798444.post-58710964518382981002011-08-31T11:41:15.192-04:002011-08-31T11:41:15.192-04:00Hi Elizabeth,
I am in Central Florida, Gainesvill...Hi Elizabeth,<br /><br />I am in Central Florida, Gainesville and I too have found lots of butterflies and caterpillars on passionvine. I currently have Julia cterpillars on my passion flower incarnata. I love your journal. Thanks for posting!Mindy Lighthipehttp://www.botanicalartpainting.comnoreply@blogger.com