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Strymon melinus
iridescent navy on the dorsal side
Carolinian forest
I spotted this along a less maintained trail feeding goldenrod. It was my first time seeing this butterfly. There were a lot of other insects around. At times there were at least 4 cucumber beetles, a bee and a cabbage white butterfly, all on one flowerhead!
Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012
8 Comments
Thanks a lot manuelap!
Thanks cecihelper!
Thanks Daniela and Sumukha!
Simply superb..!
Lovely!
Thanks Carol! I couldn't believe it either when it rested for a short time with its wings open. I didn't know they were that color because they fly around so frantically you can't see it.
Oh wow! I never saw it opened up. WOW!
How lovely. I saw one last summer and amazed at its beauty and its fake antennae moving. I couldn't tell what was head or tail. Great series!