Beetles getting busy. The male was mounted on the other female shortly before this photo.
Looking for orchids, this is in some pretty swampy area. Someone Mentha.
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata. Also while out looking at orchids.
Showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa.
Lepidopteran love.
This plant appears to not be photosynthetic
Click to embiggen. This white fuzzy (yes, an insect!) is hanging out on an echinacea, doing whatever it is they do.
Great photo of the white fuzzy! I think they eat aphids.
Also, that white plant has some major issues.
Yeah, so bugguide.net suggests that it may be Orthezia or something related to that. I’m not finding much information on the net about them, but the pictures I do see make it seem plausible. I’ll bring my hand lens and take a closer look.