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California Wild Fires Raging...but Life Cycles Go On...

A Gulf Fritillary egg on the tendrils of the passionflower vine (Passiflora). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

As those horrendous wild fires continue to rage throughout California, as Cal Fire helicopters roar...

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Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (3), California wildfires (1), caterpillar (3), chrysalis (3), egg (3), Gulf Fritillaries (11), Passiflora (4), passionflower vine (4), pupal case (1), tendrils (1)

Insect Wedding Photography: When Three's a Crowd

Insect wedding photography on the passion flower vine: male and female Gulf Fritillaries, Agraulis vanillae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

So there they were, the bride and groom, culminating their vows. We spotted them in Vacaville,...

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Posted on Friday, October 6, 2017 at 4:44 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agraulis vanillae (6), Art Shapiro (6), Gulf Fritillaries (11), insect wedding photography (1), Passiflora (4), passion flower vine (1), UC Davis (3)

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 (3), Art Shapiro (6), caterpillar (3), chrysalis (3), cycle of life (1), egg (3), Gulf Fritillaries (11), passionflower vine (4)

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 (6), Gulf Fritillaries (11), mating (3), orange butterfly (1), Passiflora (4), 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 (6), Art Shapiro (6), Gulf Fritillaries (11), Passiflora (4), passionflower vine (4), sex (1), Western scrub jays (1)

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