Today Honey and I enjoyed a warm and windy but low humidity day at the National Butterfly Center south of Mission. Flowers far outnumbered butterflies, but with some effort we tallied 42 species this afternoon. My best find was a little blue that wouldn't land. I was expecting a Ceraunus Blue but when it fianlly landed it did this weird hind wing wobbling that made me go "What the..?" Then it came to me.... Cyna Blue! They had been reported recently, but this was the first I had seen in five or six years.
Another first for the year for me were a couple of Florida Whites. When tropical things like this show up, it gives me hope that warm weather and exotic bugs are on the way.
I probably would have gotten some good photos of my first Crimson Patch for the year, except an amorous Bordered Patch wouldn't take "no" for an answer.
A couple of Common Sootywings were out today.
Pipevine and Black Swallowtails were on the move today.
I thought this was a Fiery Skipper when I photographed it but now it looks like a Sachem. Do we all agree?
