Blues are very small butterflies. Blues like to feed on asters, wild flowering mustard, and also lupine. They can also often be seen hovering very close to your lawn seeking nectar, especially if it happens to have small white clover blooming in it. So watch for these little fellows among some of their favorite flowers you may have in your garden. Some others in this family are the American Painted Lady, Painted Lady, West Coast Lady, and the strikingly beautiful Red Admiral.
Buckeyes are quite easy to please when it comes to flowers.
However, you will want to be sure to have a puddle nearby where the males can gather to bask. Puddles provide the male Buckeyes with certain minerals they absorb from these puddles that help them attract the females. In researching a bit about the Mourning Cloaks, I found myself feeling a bit sorry for these butterflies. I suppose this is partly because of their rather depressing name, and partly because of their very dark color. However, the name seems to suit them, and believe it or not, they do hold the record for having the longest life span in the world of butterflies.