Palomar: An Escape from the Lowland Heat
(August 19) Summer’s last sigh manifested itself in a scalding heat wave. Our plans to flee last week to Palomar were foiled by
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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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