Filed Under Macro, Moths, Winter 2011
I went looking through some old files tonight and found this photograph of a skipper sipping the nectar of a fall aster. Liking the warmth and bright colors, I thought it was worth posting.
Filed Under Butterflies, Fall 2010, Macro, Moths
Skippers share characterisitics of both moths and beutterflies. Silver-spotted Skippers are found throughout most of North America. I hadn’t noticed the line of green iridescence along its side until I looked at the image on the computer.
Filed Under Moths, Summer 2010
I found this guy hiding low to the ground on a recent dewy morning. I believe it is a Salt Marsh Moth but if I misidentified this please tell me. It was rapidly beating its wings just before it took off for its initial morning flight.
