https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/112310213293843461 backyardecology@mastodon.social - A male black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in the backyard prairie garden this morning. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography
https://universeodon.com/@MelsGarden/112213842232574512 MelsGarden@universeodon.com - Lovely Variegated fritillary yesterday afternoon.
First one this year!
(Side note: one of the best parts of spring is the arrival of each butterfly. I have a mental list of ~30 species or so that have visited my garden in the past. As each one arrives it's such a happy feeling - like "Ah, yes! There you are!")
Info & narrative in alt-text.
https://ohai.social/@pogomcl/112107555583505275 pogomcl@ohai.social - Amanda's Blue, Polyommatus amandus Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/ 5 1/250 iso: 400 Milovice, Czech Republic 6/8/2010 @SaveButterflies #Lycaenidae #Butterflies #lepidoptera #Insects #invertebrates #Macro #grasslands
https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/112059998547671324 plazi_species@mastodon.green - #NewSpecies
New many-plumed moth from #cameroon just landed:
Alucita sokolovi
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/3D9F4858-D646-4A23-9620-E3C883642BD0
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1193.111544
#ZooKeys
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #lepidoptera #butterflies #moths #mothsmatter #savebutterflies
GORGEOUS Giant Swallowtail! And yeah--they'll pupate in weird places just like all the other butterflies out there.
♲ Melanie - 2024-02-22 18:59:34 GMT
First butterfly of the year!And omg what a wild story. I found this swallowtail IN MY HOUSE!
So here's what I think happened. We had a freeze last month & I brought both of my calamondins inside to protect them. Citrus are hosts plants for Giant Swallowtails.
I'm guessing a chrysalis was accidently knocked off one of the calamondins & it hatched in my house. I found the butterfly in the same spot where the pots were. It was on the floor, unable to fly (which is why I'm guessing newly hatched - the wings were still wet.)
Gently scooped it up & put it outside. It's been resting in the same spot for the last hour. I've seen other newly hatched do exactly the same to dry their wings.
And honestly I have to laugh - I tried ALL LAST YEAR to get a decent Giant Swallowtail photo. Never managed it. Every one was blurry. And this year starts off w one my "holy grail" butterflies right in my own house! 😂
#butterfly #swallowtail #Lepidoptera #NaturePhotography #TexasGarden #Zone9b
Vulcain (Vanessa atalanta)
Ce papillon migrateur à vol puissant, est visible toute l'année dans le Sud de la France. Ici, on le voit voler en plein hiver dès que le soleil brille. Après, il se réfugie dans les bois et rochers. Comme le Jason, il est attiré par les fleurs tardives (Ronces, Arbousiers, Lierre…) et les fruits mûres. Sa chenille noire à croissants jaunes aux flancs se trouve sur les feuilles de l'Ortie ou parfois sur le Pariétaire. Il serait intéressant de laisser pousser quelques Orties lors des travaux de fauchage des bords des routes et ruisseaux, et plus généralement, de faire moins de zèle à rendre la nature "propre" !
Photo : Bain de soleil automnal de Vulcain, près du Dardaillon Est, Lunel-Viel, par John Walsh (CC BY NC SA).
#myphoto #maphoto #biodiversity #garrigue #matorral #papillons #lepidoptera
https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/110822592376961787 backyardecology@mastodon.social - So far, during the #MonarchBlitz (July 28 - Aug. 6), I have seen a least 2 monarchs and have photographed at least 1 monarch per day. Here's another male in the front yard this afternoon. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #SaveTheMonarch #wildlifephotography
Ein #OckergelberBlattspanner 🦋 genießt die Abendsonne. Er gehört zu den #Nachtfaltern und hat einen malerischen gelben 💛 Farbverlauf.
#Naturgarten #mygarden #Blattspanner #Lepidoptera #Schmetterlinge
Ein #Nachfalter 🌃🦋, vermutlich irgendeine Art von #Pfeileule, verbringt den Tag im Schatten auf einem alten Balken. Die Tarnung ist perfekt und man entdeckt ihn nur mit viel Glück. 🍀
Bei traumhaftem #Wetter ☀️ hatten wir heute den ersten #Schmetterling 🦋 im #Garten. Wer dem C-Falter etwas Gutes 💚 tun möchte, sollte Brennnesseln dulden oder eine Sal-Weide pflanzen.
A Common Tit (Hypolycaena erylus) taken while walking along Clementi Road, Singapore, on 9 Nov 2019. Spotted this one by chance when I looked up and saw it resting quietly on this leaf.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35478967 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #MyWork
Not the first time I've taken a shot of a Ciliate Blue (Anthene emolus), but I find this shot quite nice, with the butterfly in front of a plain background. Taken while walking along Clementi Road, Singapore, on 9 Nov 2019.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35478984 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #MyWork
