One Hundred Polyphemus (Silk) Caterpillars

One Hundred Polyphemus (Silk) Caterpillars!

 

 

I have been busy this past month feeding about one hundred caterpillars.  These are Polyphemus moth caterpillars (also called Silk moths).  I have plenty of pictures of the caterpillars.  Soon I will have many more pictures of the Polyphemus (Silk) moth!

 

Here are some pictures that I managed to take while feeding all of these caterpillars their host plant:



Polyphemus (Silk) moth caterpillar feeding on host plant, Oak tree.

 

Polyphemus (Silk) moth caterpillars looking for host plant, Oak tree.

 

This is when the Polyphemus (Silk) moth caterpillars first hatched.  There were only a few caterpillars that I was able to take a picture of.  They are so small when they first hatch!  You can only imagine how fast the food gets eaten from all of these.

 

Their eggs are white.  These caterpillars have red heads when they first hatch.  Their bodies are green with organge/yellow spikes or spines.

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This is My Caterpillar Christmas Tree (Polyphemus)

This is My Caterpillar Christmas Tree (Polyphemus)

 

This is my caterpillar Christmas tree!  The caterpillars are the ornaments.  I collect butterflies and moths.  We have a moth that laid hundreds of eggs and some of them hatched.
 



My Caterpillar Christmas Tree (Polyphemus)

 These are Polyphemus moth caterpillars eating on their host plant, a Live Oak tree.  They are also called Silk Moths.

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What Kind of Butterfly is This?

What Kind of Butterfly is This?

 

What kind of butterfly is this?




What kind of butterfly is this?

 

Hawk Moth

Hawk Moth

 

This is a picture of a hawk moth that I saw outside of my window today.

 

 I love the unique color and features that different types of hawk moths have.  All kinds of mixtures of brown are on its wings, like waves.

This one has huge eyes, and legs like a poodle!

 

I also got some pictures from underneath the hawk moth.

 

 

They are strange and beautiful.  Their wings are shaped like an arrow almost.  Hawk moths have a really large abdomen.  I enjoyed watching this moth today and taking pictures.



Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Today I saw a beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly flying around in my backyard.  It fed on the zenas in my backyard.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

I love the black stripes on these butterflies.  It is amazing to watch them fly.  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail buterflies also have black stripes on their bodies like in the picture above.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly


They have such beautiful colors!

Sulphur Butterflies

Sulphur Butterflies

Today I saw some beautiful Sulphur butterflies!  I love to see these butterflies fly around in my backyard. 

There were two kinds of Sulfur butterflies that I saw this morning:

1. Cloudless Sulphur butterfly





Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly

These Sulphurs have more of a cloudy yellow color.



Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly

Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly

Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly



2. Large Orange Sulphur butterfly





Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly

The Large Orange is one of my favorite Sulphur butterflies.  Their bright yellow color attracts my attention.

I love to watch the different kinds of yellow Sulphur butterflies flying around in my backyard and feeding on my zenas.

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What's That Butterfly?

What's That Butterfly?

Try to guess the butterfly from the clues given below.  If you are ready to see the answer, click here.

 

Clue 1

Butterfly Clue 1

Clue 2

Butterfly Clue 2

 Clue 3

Butterfly Clue 3



Clue 4

Butterfly Clue 4

Clue 5

Butterfly Clue 5

Clue 6

Butterfly Clue 6

 Clue 7

Butterfly Clue 7

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