“Delightful!” That was the very first word I uttered upon closing the back cover of Patrick Barkham’s The Butterfly Isles; A Summer in Search of Our Emperors and Admirals.
In the Butterfly Isles
lepidoptera
Caterpillar Conundrum
Making it appear even more menacing, as if its five inch length wasn’t sufficient, was a large, black horn on its tail that gained it the informal appellation of “the hornworm from Hell.”
Standing at Attention for the Admiral
In my sparsely butterfly populated corner of Northwest Oregon, a fleeting glimpse of large black and white lepidopteran wings immediately brings one name to mind – but not always the right one.
Butterfly Photographer’s Handbook
Of all the popular photographic subjects in nature, few can rival butterflies in terms of color, variety, and charisma; however few subjects also present the photographer with more technical challenges.