Butterflies everywhere today

[u/FebruaryFaced]

Admittedly I dont get put much - but it looks like every single butterfly in Adelaide has hatched today! Anyone else seeing swarms of them?

Or is this a normal thing ATM and I've just been living under a rock?

[u/Seymour2112]

I’m currently sitting out on my balcony and there are butterflies, birds, dragonflies.. all out enjoying this beautiful day!! Enjoy this weather!!

[u/a_nice_duck_]

I've seen a lot of caper whites around. They migrate here, so very nice to see them visit yet again.

[u/peej74 → u/a_nice_duck_]

For a few weeks I thought my garden had been overrun with cabbage moths and even bought some decoys to scare them off my plants, but yesterday on closer inspection found they are actually casper whites.

[u/PinkieOCD → u/a_nice_duck_]

This is what I saw!

[u/PinkieOCD]

A million of them flying around near semaphore, so beautiful!

[u/Neyface]

In addition to the warmer weather and springtime, the white butterflies with more black on them (Caper white butterflies), have commenced their usual migration.

[u/Substantial_Apple506 → u/Neyface]

Yes, I saw one with black on it yesterday first one I have seen for a long time!!

[u/skippybefree → u/Neyface]

Oh I saw a few of those in the park today. It was fantastic

[u/Imaginary_Option3056]

I noticed this today too - way more than usual! So many dragonflies too but it’s a wonderful sign. More butterflies = signs of a healthy environment. 🦋

[u/FebruaryFaced → u/Imaginary_Option3056]

Love this thought...we need some positive news!

[u/zingerfillets]

Went for a walk earlier, lots of butterflies and soooo many dragonflies too!

[u/Feldy91 → u/zingerfillets]

Yep went for a walk along the Torrens this morning and the dragonflies were out in force.

Completely off topic but so many ducklings in the Torrens as well. Was a very biodiverse walk. You love to see it.

[u/Efficient_Horror4938]

I went swimming at Grange this morning and it was surreal to have them fluttering all around over the water!

[u/_Lucie_]

I've been seeing quite a lot in my neighbourhood for a few weeks! It's so amazing, they put me in such a good mood. There are definitely more than last year, and even when I was in the coty yesterday I noticed so many more than usual in the CBD.

[u/Silentint-75]

There were tons at Henley - I was scared to open my mouth when I was walking to take a deep breath!

[u/FebruaryFaced → u/Silentint-75]

😆

[u/DarkestWolffen]

I've noticed that too, I thought I was just seeing more because I was looking for them. It's really nice to see

[u/Tysiliogogogoch]

Pretty normal for spring, at least for my area. Finally getting warmer weather, flowers are everywhere, bees are swarming, butterflies and moths are all over.

[u/Happy_Elephant_84]

Way up high from 5023 Mr percible n friends were circling ready for the drift back down south 👌 I kinda joined in for the for a sec 😁 happy days.

[u/FebruaryFaced → u/Happy_Elephant_84]

❤️🦋

[u/ECKoBASE]

Yeah I was wondering why there was an influx of White Butterflies in the back yard....I just thought I never paid attention hahah

[u/HauntingPie3248]

Yep noticed this !

[u/No-Phase-7563]

Yes I watched four butterflies in a line fly through my back yard today in Largs bay it was sweet to see

[u/Bevors]

Yes! I’ve been pottering about in the garden today and there are so many! Lots of bugs in general really. Plus I saw a little gecko which made my day 😊

[u/Enajaliehs]

I was down at Grange Beach earlier and it was swarming with butterflies!

[u/Antique_Effort_340]

I'm down at Carrickalinga and there are thousands of them. It's great.

[u/palmomagpie]

Sitting at the RAH and there’s dragonflies and crickets all through the waiting area

[u/blackbright22]

I thought they were mating when I saw them today. Kept chasing after each other.

[u/ninja_lounge]

Dragonflies, huge ones in the inner west 🫶

[u/TheSmegger]

We just came back from a cruise on the Esplanade, and there was a silly amount of them.

So many flutterby's.

[u/razzledazzlegirl]

I noticed it too!

[u/MathematicianNo3905]

Nah there is plenty out and about today. Winter is well and truly done!

[u/PUPPYCUDDLER]

We've had a wet winter and now with the warm weather it's perfect hatching conditions for them and yes as others have mentioned it's the caper whites migrating! How special is it! 😍😍

[u/Articulated_Lorry]

It's also (or getting really close to) time for the citrus gall wasps to emerge.

So keep an eye on your citrus too.

[u/EpicHamMan]

yeah I saw that, pretty cool

[u/chimneysweep234]

Yes! Dragonflies as well. My toddler thought it was pretty neat.

[u/_zaten_]

Saw boatloads at the market i was tabling at today. Plenty of the white ones and a few other species as well

[u/Charming-Writing9233]

same!!!

[u/princessbubblgum]

For me it's wasps 😐

[u/FebruaryFaced → u/princessbubblgum]

Actually now that you say that - I never see any but saw a few yesterday 😬

[u/SuperbNose4733]

There is a caper tree in the botanic gardens, there is usually many hundreds swarming there on that tree at this time of year. -34.9204945, 138.6126526