We are full into Butterfly season here… at least… we should be. Normally as soon as the weather warms up in late April, early May, we start seeing two butterflies regularily – the Red Admiral and the White Cabbage.

I’ve seen exactly one Red Admiral this spring. And the Cabbages, normally, there’s four or five (or more) flitting around the garden at any one time. But not this year. Up until last week… I was lucky to see ONE Cabbage flitting about. But slowly…

Their numbers have been picking up.

The last month, these guys have been a common site.

It’s a Pearl Crescent. It’s a small butterfly and one I don’t normally see until a little later in the year. It’s main larval food is asters, and I have lots of those, so that’s probably why I’m seeing it a little earlier this year.

And we have a new butterfly to the garden this year.

It’s a Common Sootywing. And it’s a tiny one! Think the size of a dime. I only saw it the one day but hope I see it again this year.

Last… we have a moth

This one is a False Crocus Moth. I’ve captured it a few times over the years so it’s a fairly common vistor to the garden.

I have seen a few other butterflies I haven’t been able to capture, including a monarch, a yellow swallowtail, and a little brown butterfly I couldn’t identify. My goal for July is to get out in the garden with the camera as much as possible to capture all of my little winged friends.