“Some days,” right? Competing for today’s post,
» Zebra swallowtail, “Eurytides marcellus”
» Silver-spotted skipper, “Epargyreus clarus”
» a flowering succulent, “Pleiospilos nelii” http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Aizoaceae_Pleiospilos_nelii_74843.html
but Clare said “Use that” about this shot, which highlights the transparency of the wingtips. Saw this hunter on an ornamental shrub in front of our house when I arrived home from campus and checked the front door for delivered packages.
S/he was still there after I fetched the mail, unloaded my book bag and gym bag from my car and dug my camera out of my book bag. I had the mail under my arm while shooting. This is SOOC except for a width-crop to change the ratio from 3x2 to 4x3.
Confirmed at BugGuide as Libellula luctuosa, or “Widow Skimmer,” with the following comment: “Interesting, it is a young male, but those dark wingtips usually signify a female!”; see http://bugguide.net/node/view/806068
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