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August 2, 2016

Sightings

The beautiful Tomato Hornworm (Five-spotted Hawkmoth)

I was doing maintenance in the vegetable garden today and found three very large and healthy Tomato Hornworms which will soon pupate and become a Five-spotted Hawkmoth. I placed them on some tomato seedlings that came up in the compost pile as the larvae have a sweet tooth for the Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 9 yearsAugust 2, 2016 ago
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Giant Swallowtail at Curve Lake

I got a picture of this Giant Swallowtail butterfly today (August 1, 2016)), a species I had never seen before. So again, something unusual has popped up at Curve Lake!  I did some reading and these butterflies are moving northward. Reports thus far say that they are now found at Read more…

By Drew Monkman, 9 yearsAugust 2, 2016 ago
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