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Northwest Butterflies: Species profile: Indra swallowtail
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Friday, May 20, 2011. Species profile: Indra swallowtail. Indra swallowtail - Papilio indra. The indra is special to me because it is one of the few local butterflies I always wanted to see, but never have until the last couple years. It is a relatively small member of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae), and has very short tails. The anise swallowtail ( Papilio zelicaon. Both indra and anise swallowtails use plants in the parsley family, usually in the genus Lomatium. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Northwest Butterflies: Species Profile: Swallowtails
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Saturday, May 16, 2015. The butterfly season is in full swing; the Spring-fliers are wrapping up at the lower elevations and early Summer species are starting to appear. Right now is the perfect time to see all six species of swallowtails on the wing in Washington and Oregon! And Anise and Indra swallowtails here. Because swallowtails are fairly common and easily noticed by many people, I am frequently asked questions about them and how to tell them apart. Are common throughout Oregon and Washington....
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Northwest Butterflies: October 2014
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Friday, October 10, 2014. Woolly Bear - Fuzzy, Fun and Fascinating. I am being invaded by woolly bear caterpillars this year, they seem to know I'll offer them refuge and have been showing up on my back porch, front porch, and all over the parking lot at my apartment! I always see a lot every year, but have never had so many so obviously "on my doorstep"! The first invader - this woolly was crawling up the screen door on my back porch. Woolly bear caterpillars are larvae of the Isabella Tiger Moth. I now...
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Northwest Butterflies: Species profile: Oregon Swallowtail
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Friday, October 4, 2013. Species profile: Oregon Swallowtail. Although Oregon Swallowtail larvae are nearly impossible to distinguish from Anise Swallowtail ( Papilio zelicaon. Larvae, Anise Swallowtails tend to use desert parsley ( Lomatium. Spp) and other plants in the parsley family, while Oregon Swallowtails are exclusively found on wild tarragon ( Artemesia dracunculus. Oregon Swallowtail ( Papilio machaon oregonius. 2 1/2 to 3 inches. Pale yellowish-green; brownish blotches appear as it matures.
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Northwest Butterflies: November 2014
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Saturday, November 8, 2014. A Lesson in Geographical Coordinates and Insect Labels. If so, in which format: decimal degrees, degrees decimal minutes or degrees minutes seconds? Or should you use PLSS (township/range/section) if you only collect in the USA? I explained some of these issues in a past blog post. After comparing several websites and studying how my peers and many museums label their specimens, I've come up with a "standard" format that I plan to use for all my specimens. Usually between 3/4"...
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Northwest Butterflies: Collecting & Mounting Specimens
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Collecting and Mounting Specimens. Have you ever wondered how all those butterflies in the museum were preserved? Or have you found an insect that you wished to humanely kill and place into your own collection? Here I will describe the basic techniques for capturing and preserving insect specimens. First, the Lepidopterists' Society has compiled a statement on collecting. Most insects (including butterflies and moths) can be captured using a butterfly net. I prefer this model. Mounting insects for a coll...
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Northwest Butterflies: Late-season Butterflies
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. The butterfly season is winding down but there are still several species flying in the Northwest, especially up in the mountains. I have heard reports of large numbers of Great Spangled Fritillaries ( Argynnis cybele. Flying in the mountains north of Ellensburg and have personally observed most of the following species recently between Cougar and the Windy Ridge Viewpoint east of Mount St. Helens, as well as the area west of Indian Heaven Wilderness. Pine White - Neophasia menapia.
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Northwest Butterflies: Recommended Books
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Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The Butterflies of Cascadia. Robert Michael Pyle (note: this book is out of print and is becoming harder to find). Butterflies of British Columbia: including Western Alberta, Southern Yukon, Alaska Panhandle, Washington, Northern Oregon, Northern Idaho, Northwestern Montana. Crispin S. Guppy and Jon H. Shepard. Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies. David G. James and David Nunnallee. Handbook for Butterfly Watchers. Caterpillars in the Field and Garden. All-around f...
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Northwest Butterflies: New Zealand, part 2 - Insects
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Thursday, March 26, 2015. New Zealand, part 2 - Insects. Of this post for more detailed information about the locations I visited. Display of New Zealand invertebrates at the Te Papa museum in Wellington. Butterflies (Maori: Pepe, also sometimes refers to moths). Cabbage White Pieris rapae. Maori: pepe mā, "white butterfly"). I am not exaggerating when I say I have never seen so many cabbage whites in my life! See a cabbage white! Cabbage White Pieris rapae. Queen Elizabeth Park, Masterton, New Zealand).
