Identificaciones de ellensc

Same butterfly observed on 4 different plants. Feeding on moss phlox and dames rockets, resting on black raspberry leaves (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219895840) and dogwood leaves (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219897288)

DSF BIMBY Incidental Observation: Butterfly resting on damp (freshly watered) garden soil. Conditions: Partly sunny. Temp: 21°C RH: 25%. Wind: WSW 6 kph. Vis: 24 km. No Plant ID with this observation.

15’c mostly cloudy (between rain systems). River Run. In the field appeared to possibly be nectaring. Never ever expected to see much of anything, particularly one of these in this particular greenspace!

A male with claspers open in some pictures, closed in others. It remained on the stalk of a dandelion, wings staying in an open position, next to a fading dandelion flower, for some time, and all the pictures were taken using a zoom lens; when I moved to try for a head-on shot it flew away. On a hayfield with open and gone-to-seed dandelions. A mostly sunny morning, no wind, 20 % C.

25’c mostly cloudy. Transect - Sagebrush Loop. I saw this behaviour twice today where a blue was super focussed on the stem of an alfalfa and wondered if there was maybe some plant juice or dew to be had? Unfortunately could not get a good angle on the head shot