Today I took a walk around my garden to see what I could photograph.  When I got to the goldenrod, I saw a butterfly.  Butterflies have been extremely scarce this summer so I immediately tried to get a picture of this one, though I didn’t know its identity.  When I looked at the photo on my computer, this is what I saw:

Olive Hairstreak on Goldenrod

According to my Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies, this is an Olive Hairstreak in the category of “Gossamer Wings.”  It’s host plant is Eastern Red Cedar.  I am fortunate to have a couple of those trees in my yard. — Robin