Butterflies are great mimics. The female of the Common Mormon in the picture below, mimics the Crimson Rose butterfly, which is detested by the birds .
But her partner, the male Common Mormon, has no such stratagems. He is an easy target for the birds.
The Giant Red Eye butterfly is named because of its eyes. These skipper butterflies love the coconut tree, and breed in the leaves. All butterflies seem to love the blossoms of the Himalayan Blue Sage, which is flowering profusely now.
This golden brown butterfly is a stranger in my garden, whose name I don't know. Do you know it? Hopefully, in a few days, the migrating butterflies- the Blue Tigers, will stop by my garden!My thanks to the team of Our World Tuesday, where you can see wonderful images from all over the world.
Oh, your butterflies are SO beautiful! Such gorgeous colors and your captures are superb! Hope your week is off to a great start!
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Wonderful visitors in your garden. I do have quite a few skippers visiting but I don't think I've seen the Giant Red Eye. The last one is the Common Castor...I'm familiar with that one.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful butterflies!
ReplyDeleteLooks like many butterflies are coming to your garden! They are all very beautiful! Hope the blue tigers will visit you soon!
ReplyDeleteLovely butterflies and photos. Thanks for sharing your world and the butterflies. Great captures. Have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of the butterflies and very interesting information.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks like an oasis for the butterflies. Wish you a visit of the Blue Tigers soon.
ReplyDeleteWe also have those butterflies here, sometimes I can't differentiate if it is the mimic or the real one. I know the mimic is smaller, but sometimes i thought it is original. By the way, it is good you were able to see them plainly hanging like that, i have difficulty shooting them as their forewings are always fluttering even when at rest.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting information about butterflies.
ReplyDeletehow nice to have butterflies visit!
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ReplyDeleteI have been so remiss in visiting and your posts show such beauty. What a superb butterfly!
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