Posts Tagged: Art Shapiro
Rejection in the World of Cabbage White Butterflies
So here we have two cabbage white butterflies, a male and a female, fluttering around the...
Hello, there! Two cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, meet on catmint (Nepata) in a Vacaville, Calif. pollinator yard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Look at me! A male cabbage white butterfly tries to draw the attention of a female. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In this image, the female cabbage white butterfly (left) raises her abdomen, rejecting the male that is scattering pheromone on her, says Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Rosemary Mosco: Butterflies Are Pretty, But They Can Be 'Pretty Gross'
A 19th century nursery rhyme insists that little girls are made of "sugar and spice and everything...
A Monarch butterfly is pretty, but what it does can be "pretty gross," says author Rosemary Mosco. This image shows a monarch in Vacaville, Calif., nectaring on Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In her book, author Rosemary Mosco includes a Giant Swallowtail, found in eastern and southwestern North America. This one is a Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus. This image was taken in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Just a Day in the Life of a Butterfly
It's early morning. A newly eclosed Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, perches alone...
It's early morning, and a newly eclosed Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, perches on lavender in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
As the sun warms her wings, the Gulf Fritillary unfolds them gingerly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Gulf Fritillary spreads her wings and prepares for take-off as honey bees arrive to forage on the lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's Better than a Mint on Your Pillow?
What's better than a mint on your pillow? A mint moth in your garden! We ran across this colorful...
A mint moth, Pyrausta californicalis, nectaring on lavender in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Seen Any Pipevine Swallowtails Lately?
Seen any Pipevine Swallowtails lately? The UC Davis Ecological Garden is teeming with eggs,...
Tiny Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars on their host plant, Dutchman's Pipe, at Vallejo's Loma Vista Farm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillar at the UC Davis Ecological Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Pipevine Swallowtail nectaring on a butterfly bush in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male Pipevine Swallowtail spreads its wings in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)