Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
This guy landed on me twice then landed on these rocks. A short time later a Question Mark landed a couple of feet away, walked over, and bumped the Emperor from his spot! I wondered why they both wanted to be on the same rocks, glaring in the bright sun, then realized they were poop. In my experience Emperors (we have 2 species) are the butterflies most likely to land on people followed by Red admirals. And they don't come to flowers so photo ops are scarce.
Happy Butterfly Monday !!
Winner, Friendly challenges, Ants' eye view, 1-13
Winner, Game, On the ground, 7-13
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
This guy landed on me twice then landed on these rocks. A short time later a Question Mark landed a couple of feet away, walked over, and bumped the Emperor from his spot! I wondered why they both wanted to be on the same rocks, glaring in the bright sun, then realized they were poop. In my experience Emperors (we have 2 species) are the butterflies most likely to land on people followed by Red admirals. And they don't come to flowers so photo ops are scarce.
Happy Butterfly Monday !!
Winner, Friendly challenges, Ants' eye view, 1-13
Winner, Game, On the ground, 7-13