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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
rothkopfDescription
She’s huge! Queen?
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Sulphur Hot Springs Buckwheat (Eriogonum argophyllum)Observer
joeysantoreDescription
The (incredibly small) documented population of this plant grew by a hundred yards or so this day.
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Purple Cress (Cardamine douglassii)Observer
paulrootsDescription
Stems hirsute (bearing stiff hairs) and sepals purplish. In C. bulbosa, stems glabrous and sepals green. (Mohlenbrock, Vascular Flora of Illinois)
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Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)Observer
moxostomaDescription
Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) in my back yard. This is the umbrosa form, with the hindwing darkened instead of orange. The row of 4 spots (3 circles, 1 oval) distinguishes this from the Eastern Comma Butterfly (Polygonia comma), which has 3 spots in that row. The actual question mark that gives this species its name is on the underside of the wing (as is the comma on its cousin).
