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Oct 25, 2016 11:16 AM CST
Name: Christine
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Still enjoying the nice weather. Many of the usual visitors can be seen in the garden and a few unusual guests.

This uncommon guest has a very suiting name, White Tipped Black Moth
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I don't get to see the Great Purple Hairstreak very often, so I grabbed the chance to get some pics, even though the sun was making it difficult to get a good shot!
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I think this is a Common Checkered-Skipper, the first I've seen this year.
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More unidentified caterpillars
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Apparently this one likes to eat Turk's Cap flowers!
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Hubby brought eggs home on his car. I'm thinking "moth" since his car had been at the Park N Fly for more than a week. Shrug!
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Viceroy (And a Ailanthus Webworm Moth hiding in the flowers)
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Skipper
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May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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