Butterflies in Winter

Some butterflies, some flies too, seem to be adapted for cold weather. Brr! That’s why Crumby is keeping the banana feeder fairly well stocked this winter. The brush foot butterflies; American lady, red admiral and question mark are coming to the feeder. Your average brushfoot is not only cold hardy but also nasty in terms of personal habits, including a love of rotten fruit.

Yet also Crumby encounters cold weather butterflies like this sleepy orange. A sleepy orange is not nearly as nasty in its personal habits as your average brushfoot. Like Crumby would be incredibly surprised to espy a sleepy orange socked on to a rotten banana. That’s because sleepy oranges aren’t nasty.

Well they are sort of nasty. They drown themselves in the rain gauge. That can be nasty. But at least they don’t get in the garbage like the brushfoots do.

Ever since Rayetta and Crumby started feeding the butterflies we have had problems with disappearing rotten fruit. Squirrels, coons, possums all steal the rotten fruit. But someone else may be stealing the rotten fruit. That’s right. A dog may be stealing the rotten fruit. Mercy!