Friday, June 20, 2008

Guadalupe River State Park 6/13/08

Just north of San Antonio is Guadalupe River State Park. The park is lovely, though picnickers will need to beware of house flies. I had about 45 minutes to go hunting ...

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

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I saw a couple of different females on thistle. They sipped nectar from each flowerlet as they moved around the flower in a circle.
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Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)

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Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) coexisting peacefully with an unidentified beetle.

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