Enjoying The Spotted Knapweed

Ventral view of a Common Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia coenia) enjoying the weeds, perched on a spent bloom of Spotted Knapweed (Centauria stoebe).

They certainly are not common here in the mountains of central Virginia. Sometimes arriving in late summer, staying through early fall. There are years when I don’t see any at all. When I do see them though, I’m quite pleased.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.