And which one is casting that shadow?
This small Pearl Crescent kept pestering the beautiful Buckeye presumably trying to drive the much larger butterfly out of his territory. She did not seem to be bothered with his advances and kept on getting her nourishment from the few blooms that were around.
I think the Buckeye is a female based on her large size and more vivid coloration. (Male and female Buckeyes have the same ID markers).
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) and Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland
And which one is casting that shadow?
This small Pearl Crescent kept pestering the beautiful Buckeye presumably trying to drive the much larger butterfly out of his territory. She did not seem to be bothered with his advances and kept on getting her nourishment from the few blooms that were around.
I think the Buckeye is a female based on her large size and more vivid coloration. (Male and female Buckeyes have the same ID markers).
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) and Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland