Baltimore checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton) in northeastern Iowa 653A2744

I really like birds so it's a rare day when I don't lead off my Flickr feed with a bird photo, but I had such a delightful time finding butterflies out in the field today that they are taking center stage tonight. This colorful Baltimore checkerspot is one of the rarer butterflies that is resident here in the Driftless region where they are restricted to living in fens where the host plant for their caterpillars - white turtlehead - grows.

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