Very beautiful butterfly and photo...everything looks just right, very pretty and the butterfly is in perfect shape

It does say "Originally from the southeastern United States" . sounds like the range is spreading...one link I saw was about them finding them in Hawaii....go west young hopper!!!

I would have to guess an Insects world is very much like a battlefield 24/7. Great shot Sue.

I am going to say "no". This link says that they have distinct white dots on the head http://acwm.co.la.ca.us/scripts/glassyW.htm & http://bugguide.net/node/view/29426/bgimage There are 39 pages of hoppers in the bugguide. I went through 12 and did not find your bug (I am at work right now) so I gav...

Super flower shots. The Elephanthead is pretty interesting...I wonder what kind of insect pollenates it? It almost looks like it is closed by the trunk of the flower. Looks very specialized like some orchids.

Very interesting photos and info. Thank you. The closeups are great, nice and sharp....a picture IS worth a thousand words!!

They probably think you don`t see them. I wish we had some lizards up here in NH...not a one! Plenty of salamanders & snakes but no lizards Great photo Rik!

Super shot Carl.....and a very cool looking spider. He looks like it should be on a cream colored flower, hiding in ambush. Cannot give you an ID, sorry.

Very nice photo Sue. I love the color of the flower against the green and the hairs on the leaves stands out very nicely

Maybe he was tired after a long day of working for the hive......I get that way also Very nice shots Jamie

That is pretty gross George but a super photo. great work on the stack also