Hey guys, I just checked my email and my BAMONA report was confirmed as that butterfly being a White-Checkered Skipper! I've never seen one before; we usually only have the Tropical Checkered Skipper which has a very distinct shade of blue on it. Wonder why we've suddenly got the other kind? This has been a weird year for butterflying; I need to stop questioning it and enjoy it. But I guess I wouldn't be much of a scientist (or philosopher) if I stopped questioning things, huh? Anyway, if you want to see the record of my sighting and the notes, here's the link.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths... It's interesting that they think it's a female because I did see one laying eggs but I wasn't certain it was the one I was taking pictures of because there were three of them flying around (that I could count at one time, anyway). I'm not familiar with the weed it was laying on but it says they use things in the mallow family. Maybe I should check my Flowering Maple (Abutilon spp.)?
