Category Archives: Lepidoptera
07/27/2021-Common Wood-nymph
This was a fun pursuit. I visited an area in town called Brickyard. It’s a fairly large meadow which is broken up in a few spots by trees and a small river. As I walked a path around the meadow … Continue reading
07/21/2021 Wordless Wednesday-Summer Azure
Summer Azure-Celastrina neglecta
07.19.21 Macro Monday…another little piece of Nature
Cabbage White- Pieris rapae on a garden geranium. These are quite active and just when you think you are homed in on one it flies. Fortunately this one was hungry.
07.01.2021 Yipes, that was fast!
I am always amazed at the acceleration, so it seems anyway, of time. June passed so quickly. We just ended our second heat wave of 2021 (not nearly as awful and deadly as that which the Northwest recently experienced) and … Continue reading
06.19.2021 Large-lace border
One of my favorite moths that I have seen a number of times over the years. This one is about 1″ in wingspan and I was lucky to find it in such pristine condition. Large Lace Border-Scopula limboundata in my … Continue reading
09.18.2020 One of the visitors to our Canada Goldenrod
Bronzed Cutworm Moth-Nephelodes minians I guess I am a fan of these, at least in our yard, as their larvae eat grasses so save me some mowing…well, I am sure not much mowing really. But for those who grow grain crops … Continue reading
08.29.2020 Gimme Shelter
We have received a fair amount of gentle rain today which is very good for wetting the ground. Later we should see some of the remnants of Laura as the storms heads northeast. Whether that will replenish the brooks remains … Continue reading
08.26.2020-2 Last Night’s Moths
For me, finding one moth at night is pretty good. I don’t try to attract them and just photograph whatever comes in on its own. One summer I did put up a sheet and lights and baited some trees which … Continue reading
08.22.2020 Master’s Dart
I often go out to see what’s on the Boneset just before going to bed. Last night I found this attractive Master’s Dart-Feltia herilis moth sipping nectar. The last time I photographed one of this species was 6 years ago … Continue reading
08.19.2020 Fiery Dragon
How an insect is named is often interesting. I’ve had this moth, a Mint-loving Pyrausta-Pyrausta acrionalis, visit the boneset for years. As I was putting this post together I wondered about the name and found that Pyrausta is a mythological … Continue reading
