Elusive Pearl Crescent Butterfly

Today, I remembered I promised my readers a picture of a mystery butterfly I've seen many times during walks on a local flood wall.

I think I have it ID'd and a friend who knows something about butterflies agrees - but what I am finding is that if I thought it was hard to learn different birds (spouse is way ahead of me in that department), or photograph  butterflies and moths are impossible.

I am in the Southern Tier of New York State, about an hour north of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

So, check this little guy out.  I had to crop the picture a bit inconveniently because right next to the little one was one of the many gifts left by our local Canada Geese.  Anyway, there's also a blade of grass blocking part of the view.

This one may be better.  I didn't want to crop it further because my iPhone doesn't do macros well.  And butterflies don't like phones too close to them, anyway.

This, apparently, is a pearl crescent.  They are small, as butterflies go, and only fly a foot or two off the ground.  They love to bask in the sun with their wings spread, or until spouse and I come walking.   But also, on a site I went to, it said they are one of the hardest varieties to ID.

Whatever these butterflies were, they sure were pretty and fun to watch.

Even if ID'ing them is a bit elusive.

Which leads us to this song, a hint of what my Music Moves Me post will be about tomorrow.  I hope you'll join me then.