Yesterday was my July pilgrimage to Emmons Preserve to check the meadows for dragonflies and butterflies and the river for Emerald Jewelwings. Great day. Found and photographed new damselfly: Sedge Sprite. An Ebony Jewelwing landed on my shoulder at the river before I even started looking, and I managed a few good shots. The Meadow was being patrolled by half a dozen Great Spangled Fritilleries…one of whom finally sat for its portrait. Not to mention that I found a Striped Hairstreak in the forest and a Lancet Clubtail in the Meadow. Did I say, great day?

The panel shows the cooperative Great Spangled Fritillery in a variety of poses, so you can appreciate it from all sides. 🙂 And what a great name for what a great butterfly! Great Spangled Fritillery! Fits, does it not?

Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom. 1200mm equivalent (600mm optical plus 2x digital extender). Processed in Snapseed on my tablet. Assembled in Pixlr Express.