by Kristen Dangelo | Jun 24, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening
Coyote Mint (Monardella villosa) Have you seen a butterfly nectaring on a particular flower? In my garden, the butterflies prefer to visit the Coyote Mint. Coyote Mint grows to about 2 feet high with soft gray-green leaves and pinkish purple flowers in late spring and...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jun 22, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants, Caterpillars, Eggs
Pale Swallowtail Eggs My friend Eva watched a Pale Swallowtail (Pterourus eurymedon) lay eggs on her Peach Tree (Prunus) today, then she gave me the eggs! I’m not sure all 3 eggs will hatch, but I will keep you posted on their progress and let you know what the...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jun 21, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Photography
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...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jun 20, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Photography, Caterpillars, Chrysalis, Eggs
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...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jun 11, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Photography, Eggs
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...
