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Caterpillar Camouflage Revealed
Peek-a-boo... I see you! I know I resemble a snake or a manatee but can you guess who I really am? Do you know exactly what species I will turn out to be. Leave a comment with your best guess, but hurry I will be revealing my true identity soon! I am starting to...
Milkweed – Ensuring the Survival of Monarchs
Milkweed (Asclepias) is a natural wonder - the host plant for the monarch and the queen butterflies. Without milkweed, these butterflies would cease to exist. Milkweed is also an important nectar source for butterflies, bees and other nectar seeking insects. Milkweed...
Butterfly Inspired Colored Pencils
Just in time for BACK TO SCHOOL! Set of 24 artistic colored pencils in a beautiful collectible tin illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell. Each color has been inspired by butterflies, with names like Chrysalis Green, Painted Lady Pink, Marine Blue and Purplewing. Fly by...
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“Never say Never”?…Photographically Capturing the Face of California’s State Butterfly
I have been dogged again, trying to clearly photograph the hounds hidden upon the inner wings of California’s State Butterfly. Typically, I consider myself an optimistic person, often voicing such mantras as “never say never” and “anything’s possible if you try”,...
Life of a Pale Swallowtail Caterpillar
This post is a follow-up to two earlier posts I wrote titled "Pale Swallowtail Butterfly Eggs" and "Butterfly Egg Hatches". The life of a pale swallowtail caterpillar is not only rare to experience, but extremely slow and methodical compared to other caterpillars...
Hope for the Flowers
"How does one become a butterfly?" she asked. "You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar." - Trina Paulus Quote by Trina Paulus is an excerpt from her timeless children's book "Hope for the Flowers ". Great wisdom from such an...
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
When traveling, no matter what my destination is, I always love to tour the local gardens, for where there are flowers, there are usually butterflies too. Last week I visited the coastal city of Santa Barbara, California. Nestled in the foothills above this charming...
History of The Endangered El Segundo Blue Butterfly
In 1927, a plane piloted by Charles Lindbergh and humorist Will Rogers landed on a dirt runway east of the El Segundo dunes. The site was eventually chosen as the Los Angeles International Airport. By the 1950's a subdivision covered much of the El Segundo Blue...
Have a little lepidopterist at home?
Do you have a little lepidopterist in training at home? Nothing quite captures the awe of nature like the smile on a child's face when they first begin to experience butterflies.