-
Archives
- April 2023
- July 2022
- April 2022
- July 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- July 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- September 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- August 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- March 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
-
Meta
Category Archives: Links to Research Articles
Milkweed’s True Dependents
The milkweed flowering season has peaked now — for common milkweed, at least — and will fade to a close over the next few weeks. By mid-July or so all those butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, ants, soldier beetles, and flower … Continue reading
Posted in Eggs, Cats, Chrysalids, Host Plants, Links to Research Articles, Milkweed Butterflies, Moths
Comments Off on Milkweed’s True Dependents
Southern Broken Dash: A Species To Look For?
[Originally posted 8-1-16. Scroll to the end for an update as of 8-2-16 and a new photo from Harvey Tomlinson]. Is southern broken dash, Wallengrenia otho, possible in our area? And if so, can we identify it? Both Harvey Tomlinson … Continue reading
Nine Species in Nine Days — an Early-March Outburst
In the first nine days of March South Jersey witnessed both a three-inch+ snowstorm and record-setting heat. Meanwhile, our intrepid observers wiped the snowflakes off their binoculars, stripped down to their short-sleeves, and documented nine different species of butterflies flying … Continue reading
Posted in First Emergences, ID Challenges & Tips, Links to Research Articles, Looking At Our Data, Lycaenids, Nymphalids
Comments Off on Nine Species in Nine Days — an Early-March Outburst
More Rosa Pix — And a Question for Spring
In follow-up to the post of November 9 here are more photos of “rosa” morph buckeyes, showing their wide range of forms. Thanks to the photographers listed here for passing their shots along. See the earlier post — below — … Continue reading
Our Fall “Rosa” Buckeyes
So far, it’s been a good November for buckeyes. Twenty-four of our first fifty reports of the month (as of today) included at least one buckeye — and we have at least one November report from seven of our eight counties … Continue reading
Posted in ID Challenges & Tips, Links to Research Articles, Nymphalids
Comments Off on Our Fall “Rosa” Buckeyes
The Latest Monarch Research: Gloomy But Not-So-Doomy
If you would like to feel a little more optimistic about North American’s best-known butterfly, set aside some time to read through the new series of articles published just last week by the Entomological Society of America: “The Monarch Collection” … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation Action, Links to Research Articles, Migration, Milkweed Butterflies
Comments Off on The Latest Monarch Research: Gloomy But Not-So-Doomy