Thank you, Vicki, for your visit and nice comment. This year none of these flowers appeared because of the drought and high temps. I didn't see many butterflies in our area either.

WOW!! what a great shot.Looking at the thumbnail,it looks like the butterfly is on fire.

Thank you, Carol. This buttrfly truly was a work of art.

Thank you, Robert. I was amazed at the amount of intricate detail on the wings of this small creature.