Tag Archives: monarch larva
08.29.2022 Finally!
While walking around the yard yesterday afternoon with the 7D setup I came across a Monarch caterpillar apparently resting after a meal of milkweed leaf. As I made a few images I felt something breeze by and it was an … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Butterflies, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, Lepidoptera, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Amherst, Danaus plexippus, Danaus plexippus caterpillar, Danaus plexippus larva, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, Monarch butterfly, monarch caterpillar, monarch larva, New England, nymphalidae, Papilionoidea, western massachusetts
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07.15.2017 My Holy Grail of Larvae
I think most everyone is aware of the decreasing Monarch Butterfly population. As far as their caterpillars are concerned, I saw nary a one for the last three or so years and maybe one or two adults total during that … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies, Closeup Photography, ecology, Insect Behavior, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Danaus plexippus, Danaus plexippus caterpillar, Danaus plexippus larva, Fanny Stebbins Wildlife Refuge, lepidoptera, Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Monarch butterfly larva, monarch caterpillar, monarch larva, New England, Silvio Conte National Wildlife Refuge, western massachusetts
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