Today's post is a bit light; I haven't just been photographing plants. I've also been chasing butterflies and moths around with my camera. I don't know a whole lot about most of them, but I have at least identified a few, and I do like the pictures so I figured I would share.
My favourite shot from this series is this one, of
Thymelicus lineola (European skipper) collecting nectar from
Leucanthemum vulgare:
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| Thymelicus lineola collecting nectar from Leucanthemum vulgare |
I also managed to get some photos of
Ctenucha virginica, a species native and endemic to Eastern North America but which has apparently now spread across Canada. I think its face looks a lot like a wrestling mask:
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| Ctenucha virginica underside |
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| Ctenucha virginica topside |
We have
Phyciodes cocyta (northern crescent), which I have
posted about before:
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| Phyciodes cocyta |
I even managed to get this one collecting nectar from
Berteroa incana:
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| Phyciodes cocyta collecting nectar from Berteroa incana |
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| Phyciodes cocyta collecting nectar from Berteroa incana |
Of course, pollinators never hold still for long, so unfortunately my last shot of this individual was just of its hind end as it flew away:
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| Phyciodes cocyta flying away |
I also managed to capture a few shots of
Lethe anthedon (northern pearly-eye), though they were very shy:
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| Lethe anthedon (slightly damaged wing) |
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| Lethe anthedon (this one with a cut antenna) |
I'm not much of an expert in insects so this is primarily just a post to document the presence of a variety of lepidopterans at the lake. It's good to know in a general way what pollinators are out there.
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