Last night a Small-eyed Sphinx moth - here displaying one hind wing eyespot - was attracted to our lights. Larval foods for this species are cherry, hawthorn and serviceberry.
Yellow Hawkweed is opening a few flowers. Soon it will fleck fields and roadsides with gold.
Juvenal's Duskywing butterflies are airborne. These agile little insects are classed with the Spread-winged Skippers and appear a somber charcoal … until viewed closely! Larvae are oak specialists.
And this bristly caterpillar of a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly was busily going places. Its host plants are violets. Eggs are scattered rather randomly in the fall. Newly hatched caterpillars overwinter. Only those lucky enough to find themselves near a patch of spring violets survive to continue this rather haphazard life cycle!
John
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| Small-eyed Sphinx moth |
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| Yellow Hawkweed |
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| Duskywing |
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| Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly caterpillar |
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