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Beautiful Magenta
New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis), native to the eastern United States. Just beginning to bloom in my woods now. Sometimes growing to 5 feet or a bit more. Those blooms, a gorgeous magenta. Pollinators are various species of butterflies and bees. This pollinator is a Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon). What a lovely color combination, the…
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Zabulon Skipper
Quite the contrast, this Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) on Ironweed. Gold on magenta. Skippers are called butterflies, but they are not true butterflies. One difference, antennae of a skipper is thread like, ending in clubbed tips which taper to hooks. The photo above is of a Duskywing Skipper with its hooked antennae. The antennae of…