The series Flower Hill Farm Butterflies (all sightings and most photos are from 2011 with exception to a few from other years) along with a few other Lepidoptera . . . comes to its final metamorphosis . . . and end . . . just as many buds are beginning to unfurl and reports of 2012 butterfly sightings begin. My knowledge and respect for these butterflies and moths has grown over the last fifteen or so posts. It was lovely spending all of January, February and most of March … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ GRAND FINALE
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Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ GRAND FINALE
The series Flower Hill Farm Butterflies (all sightings and most photos are from 2011 with exception to a few from other years) along with a few other Lepidoptera . . . comes to its final metamorphosis . . . and end . . . just as many buds are beginning to unfurl and reports of 2012 butterfly sightings begin. My knowledge and respect for these butterflies and moths has grown over the last fifteen or so posts. It was lovely spending all of January, February and most of March editing photos of … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ GRAND FINALE
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 – OTHER LEPIDOPTERA FAVORITES
Hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe, also known as Hummingbird moth, is out in the gardens and fields sipping nectar during the day and often at dusk. People sometimes confuse Hummingbird clearwings with a real hummingbird due to its habit of hovering while feeding with its long proboscis. Host plants include honeysuckle, hawthorns, plums, cherries and snowberries.Note the difference in the two species above and below. Snowberry clearwing Hemaris diffinis is more black but … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 – OTHER LEPIDOPTERA FAVORITES
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 – OTHER LEPIDOPTERA FAVORITES
Hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe, also known as Hummingbird moth, is out in the gardens and fields sipping nectar during the day and often at dusk. People sometimes confuse Hummingbird clearwings with a real hummingbird due to its habit of hovering while feeding with its long proboscis. Host plants include honeysuckle, hawthorns, plums, cherries and snowberries. Note the difference in the two species above and below. Snowberry clearwing Hemaris diffinis is more black but its … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 – OTHER LEPIDOPTERA FAVORITES
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Skippers
Skippers are feisty little butterflies of the Skippers Hesperiidae Family. Flower Hill Farm has residents from both the Subfamily: Grass Skippers and Spread-wing Skippers. I truly cannot be certain of these tiny creatures but guess this one to be a Black Dash. I am hoping for help from others and then will add the facts about this tiny adorable Skipper later.Peck's Skipper Polites peckius, may be sighted in the hundreds during one of their flight periods. They are most likely to … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ Favorite Skippers
