20’c mostly sunny. Sipping at a seepage area.
At least a dozen of these puddling at the entrance to a logging road off Hwy 23 N. My theory as to why they're puddling here: many snowmobilers park here in the winter, and I suspect many take a leak before setting off on their adventures... and butterflies do like to pull nutrients out of urine!
At least a dozen of these puddling at the entrance to a logging road off Hwy 23 N. My theory as to why they're puddling here: many snowmobilers park here in the winter, and I suspect many take a leak before setting off on their adventures... and butterflies do like to pull nutrients out of urine!
Host plant is Douglas Fir
White Lake, BC, Canada
Another butterfly a little better picture. Maybe somebody can identify it
Reid Conservation Area, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Sydenham River Nature Reserve, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada