Porcelain gray (𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢), from the Wiley Trails:

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Bronzed cutworm moth (𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴), found resting on a sidewalk in the neighborhood:

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My teen took this picture of a great spangled fritillary (𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘦) out on the Wiley Trails:

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Frayed at the edges, but still going.

(Pearl crescent, 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴, on yarrow, 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮)

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A lovely viceroy (𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘶𝘴) from yesterday's hike at Thompson Park:

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Northern azure (𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢), from the Wiley Trails.

(These little guys are so active and flighty I though one would never stop long enough for me to play papillon paparazzi, but here we are!)

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