September 12, 2023

I am a female Horace's Duskywing

If I was male, I'd be darker without white spots

When I was a caterpillar I lived in oak trees

Now I live in swamps, gardens and forested lots.

Location: Riverside Park, Melbourne

Sources: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wildflowers/butterfly/horaces-duskywing/

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson