Hummingbird Moth
New Eden’s beloved Chuck “Butterfly Man” Mead has been taking a photographic record of our flying visitors. The butterfly garden (50 plants surrounding the veggie plots) that Chuck has planted appears to be working. Numerous hummingbirds, butterflies and hummingbird moths have been spotted. Attached are a picture of a yellow swallow tail butterfly and a hummingbird moth. These were seen on and near the butterfly bush (dark purple flowering plant near the center watering faucets).
Swallow Tail Butterfly on Butterfly Bush
I’ve seen what appears to be one “webby white” cocoon. Should we expect to start seeing these cocoons now? When will the butterflies emerge?