Absence to love is what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small; it inflames the great. ------ Roger de Bussy-Rabutin
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Ironweed gathering
Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor
I stopped to take a picture of this butterfly flittering over New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis).
Then I started noticing just how many other bugs were enjoying the only non-wilted plant within eyesight.
Female Eastern Amberwing, Perithemis tenera
I could swear she was smiling at me.
Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Atteva punctella.
Ready for Halloween.
Then there was this bee. Or fly. Or bee-fly. He was lovely but I got trapped in a bee/fly-mire when trying to identify him.
Same with this skipper.
There were at least 3 or 4 other insects too small or too fast to capture. Even tinier bees. Ants. A white moth.
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Please feel free to suggest IDs if you know them!
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