I stopped at the commuter parking lot on Georgia Avenue where it crosses the Intercounty Connector today and took some pictures of insects on wildflowers growing on the hillside above the parking lot. I had originally stopped because there were beautiful clouds to the northwest but by the time I got there the sky was pretty much a uniform grey. There were goldenrod soldier beetles (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) all over the goldenrod (which makes a lot of sense) and there were quite a few types of bees. I followed this little butterfly around a while until I was able to get close enough for a few decent photographs. The one taken after this is considerably closer but not as sharp, unfortunately. The dwindling light from the heavy overcast was makign it hard. But I enjoyed being out in the wind and with insects all around.
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018, Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
#butterflies #butterfly #insect #insects #lepidoptera #orange #orangeandblack #pearlcrescent #phyciodes #phyciodestharos
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#butterflies #butterfly #insect #insects #lepidoptera #orange #orangeandblack #pearlcrescent #phyciodes #phyciodestharos
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.