Skunks Misery Part 2:

More pictures from the Skunks Misery Butterfly Count on July 4th. A Tawny Emperor landed on my hat beside my Baltimore Checkerspot pin.

We saw a few Great Spangled Fritillaries during the count. First time I've found a mated pair!

Although I was supposed to be concentrating on butterflies, I did find a few moths that caught my attention! Plume moths are recognizable by their 'T' shaped silhouette.

The Reversed Haploa is a rare moth restricted to 4 areas of south-western Ontario. It has only been found close to oak savanna, oak woodland, and dunes. In Ontario, up to 98% of oak savanna has been lost and remaining oak woodlands are small and fragmented. COSEWIC - https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/reversed-haploa-moth-2019.html

A Green Sweat Bee enjoys a drink in some Bindweed. These are solitary bees, meaning they nest alone. They dig burrows deep in the ground to lay their eggs. Nests can sometimes be communal where a burrow entrance is shared by a group of females. Each female branches out from the entrance to create her own tunnel where she nests alone and takes care of her own young. The responsibility of guarding the main entrance is shared among the group. (Canadian Wildlife Federation:

https://cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/encyclopedias/fauna/insects/green-sweat-bee.html

On our way home we had a laugh when we saw this Too Tall Mail Box system at a home in downtown Alvinston!!