If you enjoytaking butterfly pictures, you can find many websites that will accept submissions of butterfly photographs that they may include on their site. This is a great way to see your artwork in print. If you took the photograph, you can submit it to as many butterfly picture websi...
Karen says Beautiful photo of newly emerged Black Swallowtail! It looks like the plant is Rue. I haven't had … Monarch Chrysalis on Bike In Autumn we have to keep our eyes open. In our monarch butterfly garden the caterpillars go where they like - like on my bike! White Peacock and ...
Achrysalis, on the other hand, is thehardened outer skinformed bybutterfly caterpillarsduring their pupation. Unlike cocoons, chrysalises do not involve the use of silk. Instead, the caterpillar’s exoskeleton transforms into a rigid case as it prepares to undergo metamorphosis. This hardened shell...
Butterflies abound in all five boroughs. Join them as they take the shoe leather express through the parks in search of these denizens of the Big Apple. Visitors need only check out one of four butterfly gardens in Central Park to get a taste of the action. The Red-spotted Purple or Wh...
The monarch butterfly, like all butterflies, goes through 4 main developmental stages: egg; larva (caterpillar); pupa (chrysalis); and imago (adult butterfly). What many people don’t know is that, as a caterpillar, the monarch also goes through several stages of development. On this page...
With the exception of the Olympia Marble, the white butterflies are widely distributed in the state. It’s difficult to not see the Cabbage White butterfly in the neighborhood. Their caterpillars consume leaves in the cabbage family, popular back yard garden vegetables. ...
With an array of possible colors, caterpillars can disguise themselves as everything from flowers to sticks to bird droppings. View Original Image View Caterpillar Article How Long Do Butterflies Live Darkdiamond67/Shutterstock.com Monarch butterfly from caterpillar. Caterpillars only have 6 true legs...
These butterflies and their caterpillars are found on plants such as Australia native caper, dog caper, bush orange, and currant bush. The appearance of the male and female is similar as both have brown coloring with either white, cream, or yellow wings. ...
Female Monarch depositing an egg on the underside of a milkweed leaf (WW; CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) Caterpillar (larva) stage After hatching, their first meal is usually their eggshell, rich in protein. Caterpillars periodically rest, but otherwise, it’s all about eating, eating, eating to store...
The Small White Caterpillar (Pieris rapae) transforms into a medium-sized butterfly, known as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly. The caterpillars are better known as the imported cabbageworm. They are blue-green with a black ring around the spiracles and a row of yellow dashes. ...