Category Archives: Painted Lady

Monarch Butterflies Hatch On Space Station!

Now this is exciting news!  I posted a couple of weeks back on how Painted Lady and Monarch Butterfly Caterpillars were sent aboard the space shuttle.  The Painted Lady Butterflies hatched from their Chrysalises a couple of weeks ago, and now it’s been reported that a Monarch emerged from its Chrysalises as well.  According to...

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Butterflies In Outer Space?

Just a couple pieces of interesting news that I don’t think I have posted before. Did you know Butterflies live on the Space Station?  Well they don’t yet, but they will (hopefully).  On the Shuttle that launched on Monday, November 16, 2009, they took two types of Butterfly Caterpillars to be dropped off at the...

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What A Lady!

I haven’t seen too many Painted Lady Butterflies in our backyard, but that is starting to change.  The last two days there have been American Painted Lady Butterflies landing on our Coneflowers. This particular Butterfly is an American Painted Lady Butterfly.  They are NOT easy to photograph.  Compared to the casual flying Monarch, these suckers...

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Life Of A Pimp

Remember Alvin, the first of Timothia’s offspring who hatched yesterday (May 22)?  Today he had a brother who was born, and whereas Alvin couldn’t seem to care less about another Butterfly, his brother, Brutus, is an all out Pimp! First came this Painted Lady Butterfly trying to impress Brutus Shortly after the Painted Lady Butterfly...

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