What butterfly is your favorite?

Readers share which fluttering beauties they love most and why

Since I started gardening, I have discovered several skipper species. At the neighborhood teaching garden, the kids like learning about the butterflies that visit. They get a kick out of trying to say “silver-spotted skipper” fast three times.Eva Bellinger SUN PRAIRIE, WIMy favorite is the western tiger swallowtail because it visits my flowers every summer.Esther Koontz BAKER CITY, ORMourning cloak because, to me, seeing one is a sign of spring.Karen Holmes COOPER, METhe giant swallowtail is my favorite butterfly. They’re a rarity to see in the Flint Hills of Kansas where I hike. They have such vibrant yellow markings on their delicate wings.Jennifer Broadstreet Hess MARION, KSMonarchs are my favorite because I raise them. It is a miracle to watch them change from caterpillar to butterfly. I’m teaching my grandkids…

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Birds & Blooms (Digital) - 1 Issue, August/September 2023

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