Darel Hess spotted this today while we were out butterflying and botanizing in the Lebanon area. It was the size of a Little Yellow and was behaving like one. It has, however, turned out to be a Sleepy Orange (most are the size of a Cabbage White), but one with VERY few markings on the underside. Just something to be aware when you are out butterflying. In this glade area where we were, we saw Cloudless Sulphur, Clouded Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Sleepy Orange and Little Yellow all flying together and nectaring on gumweed and Houstonia. We also saw a very small Common Buckeye, almost half the normal size. Most unusual. There were lots of Common Buckeyes, courting and mating. Rita
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