Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Common throughout most of the United States and southern Canada. (Range Map) Adults feed on flower nectar and rotting fruit. I reckon this watermelon rind in our compost qualifies as "rotting fruit". (BugGuide Species Page)
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3 comments:
Great photo. I love the fruit colors.
Because of its dull color, never gave them any attention; but your picture makes me realized that it's worth to be photographed.
We see these pretty often down here (as you suggest--pretty common.) Always nice to see any butterflies, anyway. ;)
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