October, 2026
Lindy Brigham
Photos by Gail Leonard
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While summer is over for most of us, the butterflies in the neighborhood are making the most of the last blooms of the season.
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
on a neighborhood milkweed
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
on a milkweed
https://www.gardenia.net/guide/gray-hairstreak-butterfly-life-cycle-hosts-habitat
Queen Butterfly (Danaus gilippus)
on a neighborhood milkweed
Palmer’s Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)
On a ???
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
on a ???
American Snout butterfly (Libytheana carinenta)
on a
Milkweeds are a favorite of butterflies and there are many desert species.
Other insects enjoy the blooms also including the Arizona Bordered Mantis Stagmomantis limbata
