We I stopped for a bite at the Hidden Oak Cafe in the Manor House at Bayard Cutting Arboretum. The surrounding gardens were full of butterflies and skippers (labeled to the best of my ability – corrections appreciated):
Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020 
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) on Blue Vine Sage (Salvia cacaliifolia), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020 
Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris) on Sedum, Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020 
Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020 
Silver-Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) on Butterfly Bush (Buddleja), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020 
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020 
Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020 
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) on Sedum, Bayard Cutting Arboretum 9/7/2020
Sherry Felix - port4u 
Lovely images. I am very much enjoying your trips outdoors (while I’m in lockdown).
Keep safe and well. 🙂
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Happy to help brighten you day a little. 😘
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Butterflies are so difficult to photograph, their immediate survival depends on their unpredictable movements but it is difficult to immortalise them.
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You should see how many outtakes I had – LOL. Glad I don’t have to pay for the “film”.
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A very beautiful collection
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i like butterflies and these are lovely. Not too keen on the bugs bus I do like the last one 🙂
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Thanks for the comments Eunice.
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