AGERATUM & BUTTERFLIES

Before I continue, I must confess that these photos are all not taken by me but by a colleague. Anyway, I am posting them here to showcase one of my favourite wildflowers Ageratum conyzoides (Family: Asteraceae / Compositae) as well as the numerous butterflies feeding on the fresh nectar of its newly bloomed flowers.

It is amazing that within a 3 m stretch, there are at least 15 butterflies from the Nymphalidae Family - Plain Tiger, Blue Glassy Tiger, Common Tiger and Striped Blue Crow.

COMMON TIGER

It has been a while since I spent time looking out for butterflies. I saw this beautiful pristine looking Common Tiger (scientific name: Danaus genutia) from the Nymphalidae Family visiting the Heliotropium indicum flowers for nectar. What a beautiful sight.

Now they have placed a bench within the flower bed. How thoughtful and wonderful it was of them to do so.