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Tag Archives: silvery checkerspot
Yesterday’s Butterflies
Yesterday was a pretty good day and I got a little bit of time to photograph butterflies (as well as a number of other insects). This least skipper, Ancyloxypha numitor, was restless and I chased it a while before I finally … Continue reading
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Butterflies in Love
I witnessed some courtship behavior in silvery checkerspots, Chlosyne nycteis today. It seems the female is in front–it is slightly larger than the male. Both sit on a leaf, and the female rapidly vibrates with her tail raised. The male … Continue reading
A good day for butterflies
Today was very warm–highs in the 90′s. That made it a very good day for butterflies. This Peck’s skipper was flitting around the flower garden. I used a flash because it was down in a shady part of the weeds … Continue reading
