Speyeria cybele

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Have you ever wondered what the larvae of the beautiful butterflies and moths look like? I took some photographs of caterpillars, moths and butterflies this past summer and have begun to match them up. If I have not photographed the adult or larvae, I have used bugguide.net for images. I have indicated which photos are not mine — at least one of each set is mine. This is a very long post, so I have coded a split post. You will see a tiny little "MORE" after the second set of larva and adult photos. If you want to see the entire post, just click the word "MORE." I'm sure you will enjoy the photos, so click! If you click on any of the photos, a new window will open with the original photo. This is a good thing to do if you are interested in more information on the little critter or if you want to see a huge photo of it.

Mourning Cloak Butterfly

Nymphalis antiopa

Larva (photo: on a rake this summer)

Butterfly (photo: our driveway this summer)

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Hickory Tussock Moth

Lophocampa caryae

Larva (photographed August 2, 2010 on the back of the house)

Moth (photo from bugguide.net)

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In the middle of July, I was able to spend time with John in Sutton, New Hampshire. There was another heat wave down there (while it was cool and beautiful here at home), but it didn't affect me too badly. The gardens where we were staying were full of butterflies and insects that I love to photograph. I got hundreds of photographs over three days. This video I made late last night. I'm trying to learn Windows Movie Maker. I dont like the transitions here. But I hope you enjoy the movie! Please be sure to stop by my Photo A Day blog to see these photos as they should be seen. At the bottom of each post (not the bottom of the page), click "Previous photo" to see the one before. Just click here. Thank you!

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