Insects and Spiders

Broad-winged Skipper On Water Primrose

These aquatic flowers grow in large clumps in wetlands and attract all kinds of pollinators. This time it was a broad-winged skipper on the side of a lake pier.
Male Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
Narrow-leaf water primrose (Ludwigia octovalvis)

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