Wednesday, December 29, 2010  Pink Cattleheart or Transandean
Butterfly... December, 2010  pink cattleheart butterfly on
Pentas blossom cluster After quite a bit of "googling" around, I
believe I've identified this as Parides iphidamas whose common
names are Pink Cattleheart or Transandean. As near as I can tell
from having studied several different web sites and images, this
is a female of the species.  There seems to be quite a bit of
variability in the coloring and markings of this species and I'm
by no means an expert! So I trust someone out there will correct
me if I've misidentified this one. :-) It is resting on a Pentas
blossom cluster... and I do know that Pentas blossoms are a
favorite of butterflies everywhere they bloom so have vowed to
have more of them in my garden in 2011. (Unfortunately, they are
an annual flowering plant and are fairly expensive but I simply
must find ways to attract more butterflies to my garden and
don't have the room for a butterfly bush!)     1. What a beauty
that is! I'v