At Home ~ Butterfly

Butterfly...

Basically a day-flying insect. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts….egg, larva, pupa and adult. Comes in many sizes…tiny to large and oftenly with brightly coloured wings.

Butterfly comprises of:

1.   true butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)

2.   the skippers (superfamily Hesperioidea) and

3.   the moth-butterflies (superfamily Hedyloidea).

Note: All the other families [within the Lepidoptera] are referred to as Moths.

Some will migrate over long distances.

Some have evolved symbiotic and parasitic relationships with social insects such as ants.

Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees.

Some species are agents of pollination for some plants, and caterpillars of a few butterflies (e.g., Harvesters) eat harmful insects.

Culturally, butterflies are a popular motif in the visual and literary arts including photography. It is definitely one of my favorite subjects though most of the time I find it difficult to capture them on camera.

Some of the butterflies captured on camera at home....

Butterfly, Butterfly

Butterfly, Butterfly

flew so high.

Butterfly, Butterfly

caught my eye.

Eyes were a glisten,

wings winked in delight.

Sought such a current

so as he could drift

in warm summer's night.

But as the days shorten

he sags in the air.

Gracefully curves downwards,

until he lies motionless

so calm and fair.

a poem by Eve Walker

...I wonder what it straws from the soil...

minerals??

...they seem to have cute faces with large eyes

almost similar to dragonflies...

Butterfly, Butterfly

butterfly, butterfly

fly in the sky

butterfly, butterfly

flies so high

butterfly, butterfly

lands on my thigh

butterfly, butterfly

motionlessly lies

butterfly, butterfly

gracefully dies

a poem by Adryan Bates

...a pupa. This one I discovered while cleaning and

moved it... to ensure I would have the chance

of capturing when it is born...

...though I had missed the birth action but was lucky to

find it hanging still while adjusting before making

its first attempt to fly....

Butterfly, Butterfly

Hoping to catch your eye 

Circling around you, oh my

Butterfly, butterfly, come into the light

Oh, what a beautiful sight

Flying so gracefully

Into the sky, the butterfly

Trying to catch a butterfly

Fly, fly, fly, butterfly

 There he sets upon the mums

I'm having so much fun

Here's another on the sill

Your standing so still

You go to touch him

There he goes, the butterfly

I hear a tapping on the window

It's the butterfly, fly, fly, fly

There he goes into the sky

Flying so high, the butterfly

I'll see you another day

Butterfly, butterfly, away

a poem by Sharon Adamson

Butterfly, Flutterby

The butterfly was young

Her vibrant wings of delicate lace

Such grace such poise

A charming butterfly

The cricket was slick thicket

Moving quick but swift

Yet smart somewhat wise

Proud of his chirp

Hopping through the grass

Butterfly fluttered by till upon a rose

Spreading her wings a dainty show

Slowly sipping sweet

Hopping skipping

Cricket saw

Butterfly glanced

The cricket saw butterfly

The butterfly looked yonder

Cricket hopped and chirped

A jumpety crickety song

Butterfly sighed

And rolled her eyes

Cricket hopped closer

Butterfly laughed

Silly cricket trying hard

Butterfly cared less

Poor cricket hopped and hopped

Butterfly sipping nectar sweet

Cricket sang sonfter sweeter

Butterfly stopped

A song so sweet

Too lovely than nectar

Cricket hopped upon a rose

Butterfly jumped

Almost to fly away

Cricket song too lovely to fly away

Butterfly in a trance

Fluttering her wings lovely

Too charming

Too tempting

Crickect sang

Butterfly in a spell

Too late to break

Lovers forever

Strange couple though

Yet lovely

Yet happy

Suave cricket, Princess Butterfly

Flutterby, flutterby.......

a poem by Bella Ravenstar