Saturday, May 9, 2026

More Butterflies

 

There were more butterflies in the Desert Botanical Gardens butterfly pavilion besides all the malachites I posted yesterday.  There were quite a few white peacock butterflies playing among the greenery.

I only saw this one great southern white butterfly.

I did see only this one monarch butterfly in there too.  That was a bit of a surprise because we usually don't see any monarchs in the pavilion until the fall series.  

6 comments:

  1. They are such lovely creatures, Sharon. Is the Monarchs wing a bit torn at the top edge?

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  2. I wonder if a great southern white is the same as our so-called cabbage white? It looks very similar.

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    1. There is a butterfly guide in the pavilion and it lists both the southern white and the cabbage white separately. They do look a lot alike.

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  3. Very pretty, I like the monarch the best, have a nice weekend.

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