I'd like an ID on a bush and perhaps the butterfly feeding on it.

The bush has green spherical flowers with white pistils that radiate off
in all directions, an 1 1/2 inch across or so. It grows either in swampy
or submerged ground and can be over 5' wide and just as tall. This
particular butterfly is very common.

I have 27 megs of 640x360 mp4 video (~1 min 45 sec) taken at Lake
Allatoona a few weeks ago (NW of Atlanta, GA) he

http://thelimit.biz/video/Butterfly_Feeding_640.mp4

I've accumulated quite a bit of insect video by chance and I'm starting
to edit it down. Where can I find insect IDs? Who might be interested in
such stuff?


Cheers,
Jeff

On 9/5/2013 6:57 PM, Derald wrote:
j wrote:

I'd like an ID on a bush and perhaps the butterfly feeding on it.


Check out "silver spotted skipper" (Epargyreus clarus) he

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/gallery

click on a thumnail to start a slideshow. Click on a scientific name to
go to a profile and additional photos.

That's great!

Check out "buttonbush" (Cephalanthus occidentalis*) he

http://uswildflowers.com/wfquery.php?State=GA

That's it.

Click on thumbnail for enlarged view. Click on a scientific name to go
to a profile and additional photos.

IMO, both web sites are worth bookmarking for future reference.

Done!

Red Top Mountain, north of Smyrna, GA, is one of my favorite "civilized"
camping areas.

Girlfriend is not a camper, yet... I do have a lot of video of a
parasitic wasp (Ibelieve) burying a caterpillar on the shores of Red
Top. It's amazing the insect life that is all around. I'll see if I can
get that video done.

Hope this helps.

Sure did!


silver spotted skipper feeding on Azalea I believe (about a month ago,
why is it blooming???):
http://thelimit.biz/video/Butterfly-Feeding-2.mp4

More from Old #41, now closed for the season:

Unknown (so far) butterfly feeding on Button Bush:
http://thelimit.biz/video/Butterfly-Feeding-3.mp4

Cheers,
Jeff

On 9/5/2013 8:32 PM, j wrote:
On 9/5/2013 6:57 PM, Derald wrote:
j wrote:
snip

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Unknown (so far) butterfly feeding on Button Bush:
http://thelimit.biz/video/Butterfly-Feeding-3.mp4

Cheers,
Jeff