The Parsley Family
Introduction I started casually studying herbal medicine and plants in November or December of 2011. One resource I use is HerbMentor.com (about $9/month)
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Sea of Ceanothus
This afternoon we went to Silverwood hoping to see the Ceanothus Silk Moth. Phillip the resident manager had some bad news for us,
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Hermes Coppers!
On our 3rd trip to Jamul (Rowshan’s 4th) the Hermes coppers were finally out. At first, it seemed it wasn’t a good butterfly
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Sites to Help ID caterpillars
Even though I love my butterfly identification books, they don’t have any info about moths and caterpillars. Fortunately, the Web does: http://bugguide.net This
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A Caterpillar?
I found a caterpillar where I didn’t expect it: on my oregano plant. My oregano plant was the one plant that survived last
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The Monarch Program
Unlike the zoo, the Monarch Program in Encinitas, has a permanent butterfly enclosure. They call this the Butterfly Vivarium. They are a research
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Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve: Butterfly Crossing
We first went to Penesquitos last week. It was around 5PM but there were still western tiger swallowtails, Sarah orange tips, mourning cloaks,
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Butterfly Jungle at the San Diego Safari Park
Once a year, the San Diego Safari Park (part of the San Diego Zoo), fills one of their bird enclosures with butterflies. The
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Swallowtail Grove in the San Elijo Lagoon Area
Western Tiger Swallowtail on a sycamore The San Elijo Lagoon, North of Del Mar, is known for the waterbirds that hang out in
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Mission Trails
Some kind of blue on locoweed One of our favorite places to hike in San Diego city is Mission Trails Regional Park. We
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