Butterfly Days

It was butterfly days at the San Diego Safari Park, where children, parents and photographers were wowed by butterflies from around the world.

Adelpha fessonia, Band-celled sister. This butterfly ranges from Panama North through Mexico. It occasionally is found as far North as the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

Orange Julia Butterfly, Dryas julia. The Julia is found throughout South America up through the Southern United States where they are found around woodland edges and in the Florida Everglades. They are also known as the Flambeau!

Red Hot Poker

Red Hot Poker, Kniphofia hybrid, at the San Diego Safari Park. These are in full bloom right now and were just too brilliant and flashy to pass up. Sometimes also known as Tritoma, this genus comes from South Africa. While the Kniphofia flowers look like Aloe flowers, these plants have small underground bulbs and thin, grassy leaves. They have all the beauty of Aloes without the spines!