July 20th, 2009

Dion Skipping Among The Clover

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Holy cow, not that Dion, but the Dion Skipper moth (Euphyes dion). I found it, skipping actually, from clover bloom to clover bloom in the same meadow where I recently found the Common Milkweed. Not to be out-run, rather out-flown, by something one-zillionth my size, I stayed hot on its trail—it was quick and very aware of my intrusion. And take a look at that “straw”—all the better to nourish itself with the nectar from this sweet clover, its major food source.

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