Gto, your comment pointed me in the right direction. Same sub-family as Painted Lady, but apparently, it's a Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos).
Thanks!
Thanks, sj. Beautiful photo for today's celebration.
6pm here; sunny and bright all night long~ better fireworks in December and January for this part of the country.
Nice bird shot, GTO.
It's a balmy 27 F here with bright sun. We may get an inch or two tomorrow but no brutal cold is expected.
The Old Farmers Almanac may have been right about central US having a colder than normal winter.
Mother Nature is such a wonder. When she wants to, she can cram more beauty into a given area than a human would ever conceive. You have caught a microcosm of the entire area in one spot. 5