Tag Archives: insect

Project LBB: Drawing workflow

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Butterfly Psyche

The somewhat disheveled and quite deceased beetle on the left is the original collected type specimen of Hyperaspis troglodytes, well over 100 years old. I obtained the image from the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) entomology type database; the … Continue reading →

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Fall visitors: Brown marmorated stinkbugs

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

If you live in the East or Midwest, you’ve probably seen the Brown Marmorated Stinkbug (Halyomorpha halys): a shield-shaped brown insect, about an inch (25 mm) long, that’s trying to get into your house this month! I see them in … Continue reading →

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Ashy-Gray Lady Beetles

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

Despite the name, not all of these beetles are gray; some are black with two red spots. They are also not the only gray lady beetles around… Continue reading →

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Video: Monarch butterfly emerging from pupa

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

The first video shows the butterfly’s dramatic exit from the chrysalis. He emerges wet, fat-bodied, and tiny-winged, almost unrecognizable as a butterfly! Continue reading →

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Video: Monarch butterfly caterpillar pupating

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

It took exactly 3 minutes from the time the caterpillar’s skin split to the pupa shaking free of the skin. I took 12 hours of footage overnight to make sure I got those three minutes! I then cut it down to a 4-minute video, which I invite everyone to watch. Continue reading →

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Birds and bugs, oh my!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

I had a GREAT bird and bug commute. Since I left the house an hour early, I spent an hour strolling in Old City, where a single tree had 7, count ‘em, 7 species of warbler, including the very rare … Continue reading →

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