Kim Smith | Summer Azure Butterfly Ovipositing on Meadowsweet Buds @KimSmithDesigns | Uploaded June 2010 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Summer Azure Butterfly (Celastrina 'neglecta') depositing eggs on the buds of native meadowsweet (Spirea latifolia). Summer Azures nectar from the blossoms of meadowsweet and deposit eggs amongst the green buds. Filmed in our Gloucester garden. For a wealth of information on butterfly gardening, read Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!, written and illustrated by Kim Smith, published by David R. Godine.