MOTHS, BUTTERFLIES, AND DRAGONFLIES

White-lined Sphinx moth feeding on  Rough Blazing Stars.  We photographed this one on the prairie at Lake Louise State Park just outside of LeRoy, Mn. There were many reports of this hummingbird- like moth last year. Not many so far this year.  A cold and wet beginning to summer cut into the number of butterflies and moths this year.  The numbers have increased somewhat now and we are out photographing the wonders of prairie flowers and the insects that need their nectar to thrive.