Insects and Spiders

Mexican Petunia With A Clouded Skipper

I love these beautiful flowers and they attract all kinds of critters. The deep chocolate of the skipper framed nicely by the shades of pink of the flower. Even the spent blossom was a lovely shade of apricot. And the seed pods look like tiny cucumbers.
Pink Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex C. Wright)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

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