It's good to see those fluttering butterflies back in the news again.
But they are fleeting...
Monarch Butterfly
MONARCH BUTTERFLY (Danaus plexippus), shown here in the Luther Burbank Gardens, Santa Rosa, is one of the butterflies that Art Shapiro has studied for the last 35 years. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Western Tiger Swallowtail
WESTERN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL (Papilio rutulus), shown here in Healdsburg, is on Art Shapiro's radar and database. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gray Hairstreak
GRAY HAIRSTREAK (Strymon melinus) feeding here in a garden in Vacaville, Calif., is quite territorial. It is one of the butterflies that Art Shapiro studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at
5:56 PM
Summer is fading and the temperatures are dropping, too.
You're more likely to see Vanessa.
That...
West Coast Lady and a Bee
WEST COAST LADY (Vanessa annabella) and a honey bee share the same sage, Salvia uliginosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Aware of Each Other
AWARE of each other, the West Coast Lady and the honey bee position themselves for flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
SOLE POSSESSION
WEST COAST LADY takes sole possession of the sage (Salvia uliginosa). Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at
6:15 PM
Look for the fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) in your garden. It's likely sharing your catmint,...
Fiery Skipper
FIERY SKIPPER (Hylephila phyleus) nectaring catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Fighter Jet
FIGHTER JET--The fiery skipper in a fighter-jet position. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at
8:20 AM
Seen any cabbage whites lately?
If you capture one before UC Davis professor Arthur Shapiro...
Two Cabbage Whites
DOUBLE VISION?--Keep your eyes open for a cabbage white butterfly in California's Central Valley (Sacramento, Solano or Yolo counties). UC Davis professor Arthur Shapiro will trade a pitcher of beer for the first cabbage white of 2009. This photo was taken Sept. 7, 2008. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Monday, December 22, 2008 at
4:43 PM
Well, it's not really a Halloween butterfly, but it is orange.
The Fiery Skipper (Hylephila...
Fiery Skipper
A male Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) nectars a purple sage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
From the top
A male Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) spreads his wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Posted on
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at
4:57 PM