from the milkweed patch

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A. Syriaca, A. Tuberosa, and A. Incarnata are all in bloom and have been discovered.  Current feeders:  3 Great Spangled Fritillaries, 1 Silver-Spotted Skipper, 1 Hairstreak (Hickory, I think), 2 plain looking skippers (Dun, I think), 1 skipper with a narrow curve of white spots (Little Glassywing?) and a sort of peach colored moth that seemed to be taking a break.  Also a wide variety of other milkweed dwellers/feeders, i.e. milkweed bugs, assorted bee and wasp type critters (ichneumons?)

Diane Adams
Chester