
Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) on unidentified sunflower (Helianthus sp.), at the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge.
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Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) on unidentified sunflower (Helianthus sp.), at the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge.
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Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) on unidentified sunflower (Helianthus sp.), at the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge.
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Spittlebug nymphs (Family Cercopidae), in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Spittlebug nymphs (Family Cercopidae), in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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Mating zebra swallowtail butterflies (Eurytides marcellus) on paw paw (Asimina triloba), at Dismal Swamp State Park, North Carolina.
Paw paw – the host plant for zebra swallowtail caterpillars – is abundant in the Dismal Swamp.
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Mating zebra swallowtail butterflies (Eurytides marcellus) on paw paw (Asimina triloba), at Dismal Swamp State Park, North Carolina.
Paw paw – the host plant for zebra swallowtail caterpillars – is abundant in the Dismal Swamp.
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Mating zebra swallowtail butterflies, in tandem flight.
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Mating zebra swallowtail butterflies, in tandem flight.
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Mating zebra swallowtail butterflies (Eurytides marcellus), at Dismal Swamp State Park, North Carolina.
I’ve been unsuccessful at previous attempts to photograph zebras. They are exceptionally vigorous and evasive fliers, except (apparently) when distracted by sex.
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Mating zebra swallowtail butterflies (Eurytides marcellus), at Dismal Swamp State Park, North Carolina.
I’ve been unsuccessful at previous attempts to photograph zebras. They are exceptionally vigorous and evasive fliers, except (apparently) when distracted by sex.
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