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POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
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No, I almost walked into it!
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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They are yellow bear caterpillars, and turn into Virginia Tiger moths. They overwinter as caterpillars, but mine are still making coccoons, so apparently they think there is time for another generation. I found all three on the plant at the same time. They are all over my garden at the moment, on many different host plants, but the blue mistflower seems to be a favorite.
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#43 |
Salamander
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
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This hummingbird was perching on a fence. It does not look like the ones that are usually around.
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#44 |
POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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![]() These are all hummingbird or clearwing moths. The egg was laid today. The caterpillar may not be related to this moth - it looks like a Slender Clearwing/Hemaris gracilis to me, although my guidebook says from "Carolinas north, single brooded, mature cats June and July; may be double brooded in the south". I think they are double brooded here! I saw the hummingbird moth in the photos today. Iit was laying eggs on honeysuckle and hawthorn, and my book says that is more likely to be Hemaris thysbe/Hummingbird Clearwing moth. I guess we'll see if the caterpillars match!
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#46 |
POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
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Linda, There were no pix when I looked at your post earlier~
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#47 |
Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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WOW! I saw one on my neighbor's butterfly bush today. I can't believe you saw one egg laying. How lucky!!
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#48 |
Slapping, Swearing, Itching, Scratching Mosquito Bait
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: pennsylvania,usa
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This is an American Copper Lycaena phlaeas on a bayberry, and a monarch on a goldenrod
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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WG Facebook Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Lyme, NH
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