Pictured here are several Purple Coneflowers that are feeding at least two species of skipper butterfly (Hesperia spp.) and one flower scarab beetle. … [Read more...] about Busy Day at the Purple Coneflowers
Hesperiidae
Common Checkered-skipper on White Prairie Aster
The Common Checkered-skipper butterfly, Pyrgus communis, is found in the Southern United States during February through October. Its remarkable white … [Read more...] about Common Checkered-skipper on White Prairie Aster
Meridian Skipper On Dakota Vervain
The Meridian Skipper, Erynnis meridianus, is unrolling his proboscis in preparation for gathering nectar from the Dakota Vervain flowers he is on. … [Read more...] about Meridian Skipper On Dakota Vervain