Progreso Lakes yard, 7/9/20

Hot, dry and windy at Progreso Lakes and it's going to get hotter and dryer.  Butterfly numbers seem to be on the decline but there were still three Yellow Angled-Sulphurs in the yard.

I put out some melon rinds which attracted a Questionmark.

And a couple of Tawny Emperors.

First thing this morning I went out of the back porch and found one of my Polydamas Swallowtails had eclosed.  I turned it loose and it spent the afternoon bopping about the yard.

Our first Common Sootywing of the year.

I had to work to get a poor shot of this Common Mestra.

Hot wind will dry stuff out but can also bring in butterflies from the south.  Stay tuned.