Wildflower Wednesday: Clover

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Wild clover on a sidewalk in Toyohashi, Japan. Caught two weeks ago on our morning walk to the coffee shop. It stayed on the flower long enough for me to take this picture. 

The butterfly is a Pale Grass Blue, native to Asia. I was delighted to see it feeds on clover blossoms.

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Comments

Gail said…
I love clover! It's part of my lawn and the honeybees from a neighbor's hive visit it when it's in bloom. gail
August 31, 2013 at 11:50 AM
Rose said…
Lovely butterfly! We have lots of clover growing in our lawn--the bees love it.
September 1, 2013 at 9:05 AM
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