Shortly after the furor caused by the Mexican Crescent at the National Butterfly Center, Jack Cochran found a good looking West Coast Lady in the area across the levee known as the Back 70. I had seen one back in 2011 and it was really hot and I didn't feel like going back over there, so I hoped it would spend the night and I gave it a try this morning. And there it was.
I thought "Gee, where did this thing come from?" Then later I was talking to Bob Yukich and he told me thay have them down in Mexico. So this morning I checked out the map for Vanessa annabella on iNaturalist and sure enough there are records from as close as Monterrey, Mexico. Meanwhile the Mexican Crescent spent the night.
There was other good stuff around but I was busy with bees. This little golden fuzzy thing has me stumped. I think it's some kind of a longhorn but I'm not finding any photos like it.
The adventures continue.
