Posts Tagged: butterfly
Surprise! A Monarch Caterpillar in C-O-L-D January

"What are YOU doing here?" It was Saturday morning, Jan. 23 and the monarch...
A monarch caterpillar on a milkweed leaf on Jan. 23 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The third-instar monarch caterpillar crawling to dinner. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In Search of Butterflies

Oh, to find a butterfly in January. Butterfly guru Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor...
Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
West Coast Lady, Vanessa annabella. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
No Contest, But Art Shapiro Spots First Cabbage White Butterfly of Year

The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2021 Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest but sponsor Art Shapiro,...
The cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, nectaring on catmint in the summer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Matthew Forister, the McMinn Professor of Biology at the University of Nevada and a former graduate student of Art Shapiro's, analyzes and graphs the annual data.
No Suds for a Bug in 2021

No suds for a bug in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic precautions, butterfly...
The Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest won't take place this year, but the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, will still be around. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Visit with Santa Claus on Christmas Morning

Christmas morning and the sights are bright. Santa came in his sleigh last night. He came with a...
Santa Claus greets a monarch, which scientists say may be heading for extinction. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)