There were an amazing variety of insects hopping and flying around the flowers in the Mepkin Abbey Labyrinth.
The sunflowers made a beautiful yellow glow behind the blooms where the insects opted to land. This Buckeye’s colors were a nice match.
There were grasshopper type insects of several varieties and sizes. This fellow was at least four inches (ten centimeters) from head to tail and could easily leap into the next aisle of the labyrinth in a flash.
Several smaller butterflies, perhaps this is some type of skipper, were around inspecting the flowers.
There were some larger butterflies, I believe this is a Monarch. I was quite surprised that with all these insects I didn’t see any birds within the labyrinth looking for their own lunches.
It is a monarch, Ellen and these photos bring Summer back.
Thanks, Greta, for the confirmation. We are still having summer temps here, but expect that to change over the next week. The birds and insects all seem a little mixed up.
We have very similar weather here in West Europe, too warm, too dry.