These pictures are from hikes through natural areas in Sussex County.  I saw a remarkable specimen of Platanthera psycodes in a powerline cut, and bunches of Hemaris thysbe nectaring on nearby flowers.

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Wild Bergamot Broad Leaved Bunchflower Small Purple Fringed Orchid Small Purple Fringed Orchid
Small Purple Fringed Orchid Woodland Sunflower Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Wild Bergamot Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Wild Bergamot
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Wild Bergamot Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Wild Bergamot Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Wild Bergamot Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Wild Bergamot
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Wild Bergamot Downy Rattlesnake Plantain

 
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