Nature Notes/More Winged Visitors

I'd never given the blooms of this yellow vein eranthemum much thought. The foliage being showy, gets all the attention. This flowering shrub does well in a sunny location. It's the third year that it's blooming and it's only recently I noticed the steady stream, or should I say wings:) of visitors? A blue-eyed bee paid a quick visit this afternoon. So did the other two butterflies pictured below. All along it's been the pentas that's attracting the most number of winged visitors. But I'm glad these small speckled blooms are doing their fair share.

Can you spot the tiny skipper?

Feeding time for the Grass Yellow

I usually see a lizard or two lying in wait for their prey amid the leaves and the blooms. In my small garden this plant attracts the most varied wildlife (including the sunbirds) and it's always such a joy to photograph them all. 

 

The next two pictures show the bees that come regularly.

In last week's post, I had posted a picture of the Peacock Pansy butterfly. This afternoon I found a Lemon Pansy resting on one of the bamboo stakes in the blue salvia patch. 

Another zinnia blooms and a tiny green spider finds its home!!


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The Lemon Pansy Butterfly

It's been a while...getting to photograph butterflies, I mean. I had almost given up hope!! All I saw every single day were the Common Palm fly and the Cabbage whites! And the Swallowtails, if they came, made sure that my camera wasn't clutched in my hands at that particular point of time!


But yesterday all that changed as I found the Lemon Pansy resting on a hibiscus leaf. It's the most common butterfly among the Pansies (there are seven kinds) and earlier I did manage to take quite a few pictures here, in my garden. The Lemon Pansy is found in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. This is mostly found in gardens, forest clearings, and agricultural land and is seen on the wing throughout the year.


I took several shots on the hibiscus leaf but when it flew to the bougainvillea bush I got the angle I wanted. Made my day!!