Arcadian Honey Hole

Late summer day visit to "secret spot" of friends Jean and Bill.  They said we would find some butterflies....and WOW, did we ever.  It was a HONEY HOLE!

                                                                     Zebra Swallowtail

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This is the only hint I will give on it's location.

                                                                     

Here is what attracted so many butterflies....a stand of over 100 Chapman's Blazing Star (Liatris chapmanii) growing in a very scrubby opening in the woods near a farm lane.  

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	Liatris chapmanii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Liatris Species: L. chapmanii Binomial name Liatris chapmanii Torrey &

                                                                                                                                

What a rare opportunity to see...in a scrubby open area off of a farm road in very rural Arcadia.  We could not believe all the butterflies nectaring there.  There were dozens of Zebra and Pipevine Swallowtails.

Where there are butterflies one can expect to also see Damsels and Dragons!  Above is a Black Dancer (I think) (Argia fumipennis atra).

And below an Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera).

Eastern Amberwing

Thanks Jean and Bill for sharing this secret Honey Hole....we really enjoyed it!!!