Skipper Butterfly on Purple Thistle Bloom

Skipper Butterfly on Thistle

Parts of Black Point Wildlife Drive were lined with thistle when I was there in mid-April. Most of the blooms had gone by, but a few were on a different schedule.

Skipper Butterfly on Purple Thistle Bloom
Skipper Butterfly on Purple Thistle Bloom

A few Skippers were taking full advantage.

Skipper Butterfly on Purple Thistle Bloom
Skipper Butterfly on Purple Thistle Bloom

Most of the plants looked like some variation of this.

Goneby Thistle Bloom
Gone by Thistle Bloom

Black Point Wildlife Drive
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL
April 12, 2022

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