Quite a few butterflies today, including Least, Tawny-edged, Broad-winged, Silver-spotted, Sachem, and Zabulon; Eastern Tiger, Black, and Spicebush Swallowtails; Red Admiral; White M and Red-banded Hairstreaks; Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Eastern Tailed Blue; Summer Azure.
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| Zabulon Skipper, male dorsal 8/12/13 home on Buddleia |
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| Silver-spotted Skipper, ventral, home 8/12/13 on Ironweed |
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| Red-banded Hairstreak, ventral, home 8/12/13 on Clethra |
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| Red-banded Hairstreak, ventral, home 8/12/13 on Clethra |
Today, 8/12/13, a White M Hairstreak had been nectaring on the white Joe-Pye Weed for the past 3 hours (11 AM-2:00 PM). Below, a few pictures of the White M and a few other butterflies.
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| Spicebush Swallowtail, home garden 8/12/13 on Buddleia |
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| 3 Summer Azures on Clethra 8/12/13 home garden |
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| Least Skipper home garden 8/12/ |
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| White M Hairstreak 8/12/13 home on Joe-Pye Weed |
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| White M Hairstreak 8/12/13 home garden Joe-Pye Weed |
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| White M Hairstreak |
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| White M Hairstreak |
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| Broad-winged Skipper, home garden 8/12/13 on Ironweed |
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| Zabulon Skipper, ventral male home garden 8/11/13 |
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