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Upon golden wing take flight, dance the skies as an untethered kite  

~K. D’Angelo

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Got the Buckwheat Blues…

Got the Buckwheat Blues…

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Got the Blues?  If you can't beat them join em! (Square-spotted & Dotted Buckwheat Blues) Whether your feeling a bit low or not, chilling with some Blues is bound to better your mood. I found this straggle of buckwheat lovers partying it up on the trail to...

Inside the Cabbage White’s Family Album

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  Cabbage White Family The Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) is one of the most common travelers to frequent our skies. Due to its abundance this delicate white butterfly is often overlooked and sometimes even thought of as a pest. Carrying a non-native stamp upon...

Spending Time with Western Orangetips Butterflies

Spending Time with Western Orangetips Butterflies

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When the sweet Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) flutters by, you know that springtime has arrived in Southern California's coastal communities. I spent an afternoon watching for this citrus tipped beauty as I explored the chaparral which adorns the rolling hills...

Monarch Butterflies Overwinter in California

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Monarch Butterfly Between the months of December and January some Monarch butterflies gather at over wintering sites along the coast of California. The Ellwood Butterfly Grove is among them. This is a magical place to visit during this special time! Ellwood Butterfly...

Gulf Fritillary Egg on Passion Vine (passiflora)

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A concerned mother plans for her children’s future! She lays her eggs diligently. Depending on the species she may lay them singularly or in a group. She may lay them on the underside of a leaf or in a crevasse. Most always she lays them on the most tender leaves. She...

Are Skippers Butterflies?

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One of the questions we hear most often is... "Are skippers butterflies or moths?" Yes, skippers are butterflies! *A skipper is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (superfamily Hesperioidea), named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500...