The first five images were sent by Kate:
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Kate's caption:
"cheesy-extra-blurry-women's-retreat-brochure-cover-esque photo" |
And now the butterfly, moth, and fly photos (thank you Harlin).
"Somewhat past the end of summer I couldn’t find any trace of a wafer ash (also known as a hop tree or a Ptelea trifoliata). Last visit I noticed that some of them did survive and this visit I found that many butterflies had found the flowers. So, I just stood by the tree tanning (or sun burning) the back of my neck and hoping for a clear view. Here are five photos of three of them. --H."
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| QuestionMark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
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| QuestionMark (Polygonia interrogationis) |
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| Snout Butterfly (Libytheana bachmanii) |
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| Snout Butterfly (Libytheana bachmanii) |
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| Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) |
"There were more than butterflies at the wafer ash flowers including many flies and a few beetles. For most of them I haven’t attempted to find a name, but I did find some sort of name for a moth and a personally never-before-seen fly. The moth book says the moth is probably an eight-spotted forester which were very common. I was able to match the wing veins of the fly to a family name for which the description matches. --H."
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| Eight-Spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) |
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| Fungus Gnat (Mycetophilidae) |
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