Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Silvery Checkerspot on Purple Coneflower

The flower (Echinacea purpurea) looks a bit bedraggled, but the butterfly (Chlosyne nycteis) is in fine shape.

Camera: Canon PowerShot A590 (hacked).

  1. circusvue

    It seems butterflies use these coneflowers as their landing strips. Wondering why the butterflies like them so much, what is the attraction.

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