Female Appalachian Azure checking out the local flora...
Smaller than a pin head, the eggs are deposited on the host plant, Black Cohosh.
Myrmecophile at work: ants tending to the safety of these bud-sized larva
The proud parents: Mr. and Mrs. Appalachian Azure.
The native plant, Black Cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa, host to the life pageant of the small.
All these amazing photos are the property of John Howard, many thanks to him. Double click on any of them to see them in unbelievable detail.
Smaller than a pin head, the eggs are deposited on the host plant, Black Cohosh.Myrmecophile at work: ants tending to the safety of these bud-sized larva
The proud parents: Mr. and Mrs. Appalachian Azure. The native plant, Black Cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa, host to the life pageant of the small. All these amazing photos are the property of John Howard, many thanks to him. Double click on any of them to see them in unbelievable detail.
