BUTTERFLIES OF GEORGIA’S PIEDMONT REGION |
Family Hesperiidae (the skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers)
whirlabout
Polites vibex
nectaring on Liatris microcephala |
perhaps merely perched, after nectaring on Heliotropium amplexicaule |
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Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve ♀ DeKalb County, 12 September 2008 |
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve ♂ DeKalb County, 7 August 2010 |
Rutledge Cemetery ♂ Morgan County, 19 July 2008 |
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nectaring on Liatris microcephala |
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Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve ♀ DeKalb County, 12 September 2008 |
1931 Prospect Road ♂ Morgan County, 5 October 2008 |
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nectaring on Verbena brasiliensis |
nectaring on Cirsium altissimum |
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Sweetwater Creek State Park ♂ Douglas County, 22 August 2011 |
Monastery of the Holy Spirit ♂ Rockdale County, 14 September 2011 |
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nectaring on Verbena brasiliensis |
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Monastery of the Holy Spirit ♂ Rockdale County, 18 July 2011 |
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Monastery of the Holy Spirit ♀ Rockdale County, 23 September 2011 |
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nectaring on Lespedeza repens and then basking |
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Monastery of the Holy Spirit ♂ Rockdale County, 25 September 2011 |
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Photos and videos by Jim Allison |