Are there butterflies here in the summer?

A little clarification: we do run to look for butterflies, but we don't hunt them in a net. We only take pictures, that's why we are called "butterflies".

A common question, will we see butterflies even in the middle of summer, in the heat and humidity, when everything is so dry?!
And the answer: yes of course!
Butterflies do not eat, but flying consumes a lot of energy, which they suck from liquids such as flower nectar. And there are flowers in the summer too.

And you have a striking example: right in the months of July-August flying Empress of the Cattleb the spectacular The largest and most beautiful butterfly in Israel and also common in Europe and the countries along the Mediterranean Sea. The butterfly will always be found close to the red-stemmed cataleb trees, whose red fruits ripen at the end of summer, in Carmel, the Galilee mountains, and the Pilot Hill near Jerusalem. His flight is high and fast and he lands nobly and fuels the rest of his flight even with rotten fruit extract.
It is a huge butterfly whose colors are a work of nature's mind. The wingspan of the female reaches 110 mm (more than half of an outstretched palm), while the male is smaller (about 80 mm). Its colors are red-black-white-brown-gold in the lower wings, and brown-gold in the upper wings, with touches of blue at the bottom.

It's homemade!

Male of the Katalev Empress He is distinctly territorial with extraordinary courage and "insolence". The males take observation positions in their territory and vigorously attack any intruder while flapping their wings menacingly. If you insist on staying there they will land without hesitation right next to you and even on the camera lens. An experience for all ages.

The people of Haifa will see them from May to October, for example in the vicinity of Horesh Ha'Aim near the University of Haifa. Take with you a cut juicy fruit such as an orange and put it on an exposed rock and you might see the butterfly sucking its juice.

Wandering from the south

Southern Sniper It comes to us from the south and is common in the summer throughout the country. The female will lay her clutch of eggs on the spiny snip that adorns the edges of sidewalks and roads with impressive blooms. The butterfly's flight is gentle and slow, its orange color stands out in the hot summer against the dry vegetation.

The White Admiral

Spectacular in its beauty Honeysuckle noble In the tangled groves. It is a butterfly of the Nemphithidae family that flies nobly around its habitat in long movements while lightly flapping its wings. The female will lay on the plants of the Italian honeysuckle that climbs the forest trees, whose orange flowers are abundant with delicious nectar (also for humans). Because of the white stripes on the black/dark blue background of his wings, the Europeans called him the "White Admiral". It is also stubbornly and amusingly territorial and may fearlessly stand on the visitor's shirt or fiercely attack other butterflies.

small and playful

An abundance of alfalfa flowers will be flying nimbly all summer long over the blue-blooming cape lead bushes in most of your yards.

Along the entire length of the coastal plain you will be able to see the swifts of the hinbot and you will recognize them by the brown stripe along the edge of the wings.
And I didn't tell about all of them (you will be missed...).

So it's true, I go around the area with a net to attract the enquirers"do you hunt butterflies"
"No! I hunt people to show them butterflies, even in the summer".