by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 14, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants, Butterfly Photography, Eggs, Stories
After years of searching… I finally found a Western Tiger Swallowtail egg! All fellow “butterfly egg hunters” out there should understand why a celebration of sorts is in order! Butterfly eggs in general can be hard to come by, especially when you...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 14, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Artwork, Butterfly Photography, Caterpillars, Chrysalis, Eggs, Poetry & Quotes
The Gulf Fritillary Divine creation can be seen painted on the canvas of a butterflies wing…© Kristen D’Angelo Artists, young and old alike, love to capture the beauty of butterflies. Above, Elena, age 8, illustrates the Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 7, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Photography, Caterpillars
Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) Caterpillars love gymnastics too… Just look at this bridge… such form (excels in eating)… a future olympian to be sure! These flexible feeders bend over backwards for their preferred host plant, Fennel (Foeniculum...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 5, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants, Butterfly Photography, Poetry & Quotes
Western Pygmy Blues Tremendous beauty can be found in the tiniest of things… for who has ever thought to rival that of a butterfly’s wing.. ~K. D’Angelo With a wingspan measuring just under a half of an inch (1.2-2 cm) the Western Pygmy-Blue...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jun 29, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Photography, Poetry & Quotes, Stories
This lovely poem was written and kindly shared with us by Mr. Phil Ellsworth. It was composed for Margaret Ellsworth, his beloved wife of 55 years, whom he recently lost. The beautiful prose is a telling of their chance or maybe not so chance (was it the Butterfly...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jun 26, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants, Eggs
Pale Swallowtail Butterfly Egg One of the 3 Pale Swallowtail eggs has darkened up and looks like it’s getting ready to hatch. The other two eggs are still clear, I suspect they are duds, but I will know for sure in a couple days. The darkened egg hatches and...
