I was digging grass around the edges of my brush patch at Progreso Lakes this morning when I spied a large black swallowtail. During the summer about anything is possible so I put down the shovel and grabbed the camera. It was worn but I soon rule out Pipevine and Black Swallowtails. I got a few shots and ran in the house to check the photos. I was thinking it could be another female Broad--banded but the chevrons on the underside of the hind wings were too broad. Also the tails on the wings are too long for Broad-banded. It was a female Ornythion Swallowtail. We got our first for the yard just twelve days ago.
Polydamas Swallowtails continue to emerge.
And there were the usual Western Giant Swallowtails.
Yellow-angled Sulphurs were present for the twelfth day in a row. I read in Glassberg that they use sennas as a host plant so maybe they are breading.
We had two Tropical Leafwings yesterday.
After being absent for a while, a Boisduval's Yellow was a welcome sight
Numbers were much lower today. Probably a result of temperatures over 100. Wish we could get some rain.
