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They Didn't Get the Memo

Gulf Fritillaries are still flying--and mating and laying eggs--in November. This one is nectaring on Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

They didn't get the memo. Summer is over. Fall is underway. Winter is coming (Dec. 21). But the...

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Posted on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 4:41 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (2), Art Shapiro (5), caterpillar (2), chrysalis (2), cycle of life (1), egg (2), Gulf Fritillaries (9), passionflower vine (3)

Seconds Count When You're Photographing Butterflies

A mating pair of Gulf Fritillaries, Agraulis vanillae. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

When you're capturing images of butterflies, seconds count. They're unpredictable. They move from...

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Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 5:12 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (5), Gulf Fritillaries (9), mating (3), orange butterfly (1), Passiflora (2), passion butterfly (1)

Sex. Passion. And a Butterfly and Passiflora

Gulf Fritillary butterflies (Agraulis vanillae) mating. In the background (at left) is a Gulf Frit caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sex. Passion. Passionflower vine. And by--what else--the "passion butterflies," Gulf...

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Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 4:53 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (5), Art Shapiro (5), Gulf Fritillaries (9), Passiflora (2), passionflower vine (3), sex (1), Western scrub jays (1)

Getting a Zing Out of the Zinnias

A Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) spreads its wings on a yellow zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If you're missing the warmth of summer and watching butterflies flutter around your garden, ...

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Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 5:08 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (5), gulf fritillaries (9), zinnias (1)

Insect Art in the Garden

The tiny yellow egg of a Gulf Fritillary glows in the early morning sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If you look closely, you'll not only see the cycle of life in your garden, but art as the center of...

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Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 1:34 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (2), Art Shapiro (5), butterflies (1), caterpillar (2), chrysalis (2), egg (2), Gulf Fritillaries (9), mating (3), passionflower vine (3), UC Davis (2)

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