Eastern Purple Coneflower

27 July 2015
Apidae Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens Hesperiidae Silver-Spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus Asteraceae Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea

Epargyreus clarus and Bombus impatiens | ©2015 David Allio

 

A Silver-Spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus competes with a Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens on an Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea in Kate Burden’s Ross County Ohio flower garden.

camera: Nikon D60 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED
focal length: 200mm | exposure: f/5.6 – 1/1250th – ISO 400

Posted on: 27 July 2015