Fluttering Butterflies

Last weekend at The Pinery, we encountered lots of Red-spotted Purple Butterflies in the parking areas, getting sodium from the ground.

Tiger Swallowtails were in abundance at the park!

Deryl earned a new temporary belt buckle when this Hackberry Emporer landed on him. 

One of my favourite butterflies is the Baltimore Checkerspot found at work this week!

Although mostly brown in colour, the Northern Pearly-eye is another beauty!

The tiny Grape Plume moth, is not a butterfly, but is a new species for me. They rest with their wings in a T-shape. The wingspan is only 16 millimetres wide.

A Black Horsefly stopped for some salt in the mud at the edge of the pond. I love how large his eyes and proboscis are!

To brighter days ahead...