BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA’S PIEDMONT REGION |
Family Hesperiidae (the skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers)
fiery skipper
Hylephila phyleus
nectaring on Verbena brasiliensis |
nectaring on Verbena brasiliensis |
Monastery of the Holy Spirit ♀ Rockdale County, 26 July 2011 |
Monastery of the Holy Spirit ♂ Rockdale County, 29 July 2011 |
Monastery of the Holy Spirit ♂ Rockdale County, 30 June 2011 ♀ |
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nectaring on Lantana sp. |
nectaring on Liatris microcephala |
State Botanical Garden of Georgia ♂ Clarke County, 15 July 2008 |
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve ♂ DeKalb County, 14 September 2010 |
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nectaring on Liatris microcephala |
nectaring on Helianthus porteri |
nectaring on Lantana sp. |
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve ♀ DeKalb County, 14 September 2007 |
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve ♀ DeKalb County, 23 September 2009 |
State Botanical Garden of Georgia ♂ Clarke County, 15 July 2008 |
Photos and videos by Jim Allison |