Saturday, September 19, 2009

Living color in the scrub



As I wrote recently, the Blazing Star is at or
near its peak in the north tract and continues to attract all kinds of pollinators.


Occasionally there's a moth, such as this one, which is more colorful than many I see here.


I'm planning a night survey just to see what's around. I will do it this week, weather permitting.



I also had a Queen caterpillar on Asclepias tuberosa, which I read is not common. I'm sure the butterflies know what they're doing.