I wasn't planning on any cliche butterfly and flower shots for the Insect Macro show but then a chance encounter with this amazing creature on may 31st changed my mind.

Shot around 2:00pm May 31st in Santa Clarita California with a Nikon D-100 and Sigma 70-300 lens set to Macro and 300mm hand held with available light. In the landscape plantings of an office industrial park that borders the Santa Clarita Trail.