These bits of flying jewelry enjoy the Butterfly Bush out front:

This one has lost both “swallowtails” and a chunk of its left wing. The blue spots indicate it’s a female; we hope it laid a bunch of eggs in the magnolia bush next door…
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These bits of flying jewelry enjoy the Butterfly Bush out front:

This one has lost both “swallowtails” and a chunk of its left wing. The blue spots indicate it’s a female; we hope it laid a bunch of eggs in the magnolia bush next door…