On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 19:24, Allyn Weaks wrote:
> >http://www.oldhippy.org/Butterfly.jpg
>
> Nice picture! It's a Lorquin's Admiral, one of the few
> butterflies that I can recognize. I'm not surprised you
> couldn't recognize it from the web site, since they only show a
> picture of the underside of the wings, which look quite
> different.
> <http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/or/26.htm>
Yep.. I agree. I did a google image search for 'Lourquin's Admiral' and
turned up a couple of photos that match my flutterby.
And I was amazed to see the following
Adult food: Flower nectar from plants including California buckeye,
yerba santa, and privet; bird droppings; and dung.
^^^^
As I encountered this little guy/girl on dog poop that I was cleaning
up.
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Jerry Gaiser in North Plains, Oregon USA (Zone8a) - 45.6933N 123.0418W
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