Fruit, Flower & Berry Report - Pam Johnson Brickell

Click to enlarge - 'tis much easier to read :)

On the 10th hole of my neighborhood's golf course and across from the 150 yard marker is a spot large enough to park the cart and be out of the way of golfers... Standing in this one spot, I was treated to all these beauties. Eye candy everywhere!

I did the pen sketching and added watercolor to one flower, Beautyberry leaf, Hickory leaf and nut - enough for reference when I returned home.

More time was spent doing research and the lettering than sketching! I love the thrill of sketching plein air. But, the fun continues when I hit the field guides. After searching all 3 southeast wildflower field guides in my library, I had to consult the internet for the Bigroot morning-glory. I'm a Wikipedia fan!

Leafroller Moth - Pam Johnson Brickell

I had to search back in my journals to see if I could shed some light on Kate's question of what type of insect will roll/fold leaves in here previous post here?

In the low country of South Carolina, I came across a Marsh Fern whose top leaves were rolled into a ball like shape.  I remember asking a naturalist friend of mine what insect would do this.  His reply... "A Leafroller Moth" - I remember thinking how funny. With all the huge scientific and hard to pronounce Latin names out there... how quaint to call a moth by what it does!  Ha Ha!

My insect book, Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, says leafrollers are in the family Tortricidae and that there are over 1,100 species in North America!

So, perhaps this is what you found, Kate?