June 10, 2020
Douglas County, Missouri
It was quite cool this morning and promised to get even cooler, so I set out on my morning walk with an eye to the sky in case it was planning to rain. I didn’t even spray myself with insect repellent — a minor mistake.
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As I began my walk I noticed that the wildflowers were covered with all kinds of different insects who were very busy eating/sipping/pollinating their way through the wilderness.
The wildflower that wins my prize for being worked on by the highest number of different insect species is the lovely Carolina (or Prairie) Rose. I see a tiny hopper and a small fly on one, a larger fly on another, a bee on a third and a Rose weevil and tiny bee on the fourth:
My next winner is the butterflies/skippers/moths for being found on the highest number of different wildflower species:
1 of 3 (Top: Pipevine Swallowtail on Butterfly Weed; Bottom: Zabulon Skipper on Downy Mint):