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Daily Archives: October 19, 2010
History of the Butterfly, Part 28: Introducing Helen Fitch Parker
I have an obsession with this little butterfly, Oarisma poweshiek, which was discovered in Grinnell, Iowa, just twenty or so miles from where I grew up. I have tried unsuccessfully to photograph it, and tried (before I realized just how … Continue reading
