Bordered Patches (Chlosyne lacinia) are among our favorite bugs, not that we're generally too biased. My first experience with them was at South Llano River State Park, floating downstream in a cloud of bluets (tiny blue damselflies). Every patch of mud along the banks had a flutter of shocking black-and-orange; a burst of color where none was expected. The under wing is a fabulous pattern of black and muted whitish tones.
Since most of our leps for the day were patches and crescents, the only other spark of diversity I can offer (beyond the dogface saga) is a Common/White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis/albescens). The photo below had to be rotated twice. That's just how I roll - have to get the bug where it is and any way I can! (In the spirit of full transparency, this is very much a ground-level butterfly... to be at or below its level is an anomaly and there's no way I could pass up the opportunity!)
Not bad, all things considered. Looking at it upside-down was just too disorienting to post, but I suppose it would have added artistic flair and some sort of bold statement to our blog. Alas, it has been presented in a plain and easily viewable format. In fact, that photo wasn't even taken through binoculars, as many of my photos are.
Vesta/Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica), alone on a chip of bark.
Not taken through binoculars either; just with old-fashioned belly crawling and macro.
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love the graphica photo
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