Another first sighting for me. This time it’s a native Dalea which goes by a couple of names: Marina dalea (was Dalea parryi). A bonus was finding a tiny hopper staring at me.

After seeing the insect on the Dalea, I started looking for others and found a little Crab spider on a New Mexico Thistle next.

One of my last photos of the afternoon was the prize of the day! The plant is Odora (Porophyllum gracile) and I think the butterfly is an Azure Celestrina.

Tech FYI: Canon 24-105, 500D close-up filter (which meant I was close! I’ll take my 180 macro next time)