Marble Mountains (Pt. 2)

Mighty Mints of the Mountains

Members of the "Mint Family" Lamiaceae:

Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris)

Hummingbird Mint (Agastache sp.)

Coyote Mint (Monardella sp.)

Lamiaceae are a genus often beloved by all sorts of nectar-feeding critters:

Unknown butterfly on coyote mint

This next butterfly, also feeding on coyote mint, is called a Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis) for the white comma-shaped marking on the underside of its wings (barely visible if you zoom in on the left image).

Here's a separate sighting with a better view of the small white comma on the underside of the wing.