Taken yesterday on a late monarda (Bee Balm) and a late thistle; yesterday was sunny and warm:
Posted in Moths and Butterfiles, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, parthenon, Spangled Fritillary on September 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Taken yesterday on a late monarda (Bee Balm) and a late thistle; yesterday was sunny and warm:
Posted in Unusual Insects, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, Diana Fritillary, fritillary, Gulf, Gulf Fritillary, Newton County, Passion Flower, Spangled, Spangled Fritillaries, Spangled Fritillary on September 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
As rare as the endangered Diana Fritillary (previous Post) is, the Spangled Fritillary is common and widespread. The Gulf Fritillary is fairly common here in the mountains. For example, I see the Spangled Fritillaries many times each day (May through October) and I have seen the Gulf Fritillary 2 dozen times this spring and summer. The Gulf Fritillary uses the native Passion Flower Vine as its host plant and these flowers are very common here in Newton County, Arkansas.