Date: 06/27/2022

Number: 1

FINALLY first one I’ve seen in my garden! Pretty sure it’s a male. Hanging out on Rose of Sharon. Occasionally flits over to Common Milkweed, but doesn’t lay eggs. Waiting for a partner? The bees have also finally arrived now that my mw is blooming.
(Appears faded in photograph, but it is deeply colored.)

Batavia, IL

Latitude: 41.8 Longitude: -88.3

Observed by: Amy
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