Sharing a cone [flower]

Skipper + Shield- or Stink bug. I think the skipper is a Peck’s Skipper.

» ID’ed as Polites peckius (“Peck’s Skipper”): [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ]
» Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ iNaturalist ] [ UK Butterflies ]

The range map for the Peck’s Skipper is interesting.

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June 28 posts
       “Extras”: “Another 27×37 puzzle”
  1 year ago: No post
 2 years ago: “Looking up”
 3 years ago: “My accomplishment today”
 4 years ago: “‘I so sad you leaving.’ [Travel day]”
 5 years ago: “I shoulda had a tripod…”
 6 years ago: No post
 7 years ago: “Great-great-great grandfather’s grave”
 8 years ago: “Another vintage tool”
 9 years ago: “St. Joseph's Church, Fremont, OH”
10 years ago: “Well *this* worked out well!”
11 years ago: “Eastern Tailed-Blue”
12 years ago: “Harnessed [Tiger] Moth”
13 years ago: “Mineral, animal or vegetable?”

[GaryW]

A "two for one"!