This is a Hackberry Emperor. They are a common butterfly. In fact, I think we seen them almost every time we hike, at least right now. They live where the hackberry tree lives so that must say something about where we have been hiking.
They say the butterfly population is down this year do to that late frost we had this spring. We have noticed it. The last few days we have seen more, but there still seems to be less than in previous years.
~ Rick
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