Tag: Life cycle of butterflies

Painted lady butterfly on tropical milkweed

Haiku: Painted Lady

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Wings are the palette
Camo delicate patterns
A passing treasure

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 9/22/17

Inspirational photo by Tara McLaughlin 9/17

More than 60,000 public sightings of the butterfly showed that Painted Ladies migrate as far north as the Arctic Circle.

Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

Haiku: Flitting Purple

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Cherries are their host
This butterfly looks for sweets
Can winter over

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 9/15/17

Inspirational photo by Tara McLaughlin, Charlottesville, VA 9/17

The life cycle and needs of the Red Spotted Purple Butterfly