The peacock butterfly (Inachis io) is a butterfly from the family of the Nymphalidae. The peacock butterfly is butterfly of the year 2009.
Appearance:
The moths reach a wing span of 50 to 55 millimeters. They have a rusty wing background. The unmistakable and striking feature is the black, blue and yellow colored eye patches, which are clearly recognizable on every fore and aft tip. The front wings are more clearly colored on the inside with a dark spot. There are also large, black and white spots on the upper edge of the wings, and the wings are almost white and black on the edges, from the wings to the middle. The wing margin of both wing pairs is broad gray-brown, as is the body and the wings around the neck. The wings are finely dark gray and black marbled.
Occurrence:
The insects are widespread and frequent in Europe, except in the north and parts of the Iberian peninsula and Greece, and in Asia as far as Japan. It can be found up to an altitude of 2500 meters. They are found in various habitats, such as in and near clear and sunny forests, but also in parks and gardens.
Flight time:
The moth flies every year in two generations: the first fly from June to August, depending on the weather, a diapause from July to October is observed, the second generation fly from August to October. After wintering, the moths can be observed from March to May
(From Wikipedia)
Admiral
The moths reach a wing span of 50 to 65 millimeters. They have dark brown front wings on which a broad red bandage runs in the middle. The females have in this almost always a small white spot. The tips of the front wings are colored black and carry several large and small white spots. The rear wings are also dyed dark brown and carry a wide red bandage at the edge of the flight. A black dot line runs in the center. On the outermost edge of all four wings is a very thin white line, which is briefly interrupted by black dots.
The caterpillars become about 40 millimeters long. They are variable in their color depending on the spread area, but are basically yellowish gray or brown to black colored and have on their sides a patch of differently sized cream spots. These are especially noticeable in dark caterpillars. Sometimes these spots are completely missing.
The animals are found in North America to Guatemala, Haiti, New Zealand and North Africa and Europe to the west of Asia. It can be found up to an altitude of 2,500 meters. In each area there are specific populations adapted to the regional climate, which migrate northwards in the spring and south in autumn in a climatically similar area. The southern European populations no longer fly to central Europe, but to the north and above all to the mountains within the Mediterranean. Central European populations are returning to their wintering regions in the north to southern Scandinavia and in autumn. These are mainly located in southwest Germany and eastern France. The northern border of the continual spread is currently in Europe from southern England and Denmark to Rügen. At the beginning of the 21st century, the approach from South to Central Europe seems to have come to a complete halt.
The well-known migrators live in different habitats such as forests, on agricultural land, but also in gardens and the settlement area.
They fly in Central Europe in a generation from June to October, in warm areas also in three to four generations from February to November. They can be found all year round, with the animals usually dying at the first frost.
development
The females lay their eggs individually on half-shaded fodder plants. The caterpillars that emerge from it spider leaves typically form conspicuous leaf-leaves, whereby the leaf-stalk of this leaf is usually partly pronounced and the shelter hangs downwards. The leaf-bag is held together by the caterpillar with spiders, and left only when it has gnawed it so far that it no longer provides sufficient protection. They also show up in their hiding place to a brown or gray ostrich doll, which bears metallic shiny patches on the back.
Schwalbenschwanz
The Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) is a butterfly from the family of the Knightfalter (Papilionidae).
Appearance:
The swallowtail is one of the largest and most striking butterfly in Switzerland and has a wing span of 50 to 75 millimeters. It is yellow and black patterned with a blue bandage and red eye patches on the back inside of the wings. On the hind wings are short, mostly black colored "tails". He has long hair on the front legs, which serve as cleaning combs.
The second generation of a year differs by powerful colors and yellow-dusted black drawing elements from the first generation of the year.
The caterpillars are about 45 millimeters long and are glabrous. They are green in color and have black cross strips with yellow or orange dots. Rarely occurs a white form of the caterpillar, which has a white basic color instead of the green.
The Caterpillar:
The caterpillars can be found singly on umbelliferous plants (wild carrot, fennel, dill, parsnip, meadows-silage etc.), in southern Europe also often on the leaves of the citrus trees. His doll is a girdle doll. The dolls, which are descended from the last generation of a year, overwinter.
(From Wikipedia
Zitronenfalter
Of the nearly two hundred species of dayfares that are native to Germany, only a few are overwhelming as imagery. These are the small fox, the peacock butterfly, the C-moth, the marsh and the Great Fox. Among these tenacious lads, the lepidoptera is the hardest. Gonepteryx rhamni is not crawling in any crevices, but hangs around like a dry leaf in the area, with snow and icy temperatures appearing to be hard to spot. Looking forward, like a prudent driver who is equipping his windshield washer for the winter, he has installed the antifreeze glycerin in his cells in autumn; It lowers the freezing point and protects it against freezing. Thus, the moth can go up to minus twenty degrees in the short term, bringing it to a biblical biblical age of twelve months, which he, however, almost half asleep.
In the oviposition, the lepidopteran, like many representatives of the order Lepidoptera, is extremely selective. Its caterpillars feed almost exclusively on the leaves of the lazy tree and the cross-thorn, which they gnaw from the outside in. When they are resting, they align themselves exactly with the leaf seam and are thus difficult to detect. The butterfly itself, as soon as it once sits, immediately folds the wings together so as not to attract attention any further. The females are already not bright yellow, but pale colored, so that they can at first glance be confused with the carbon white.
"Lemonfalter in April"
Lemon butterflies prefer forest edges and bushes as habitat. So you are not a typical garden visitor. Unless they are planted with a Sal-willow. When their kitties, like now, are in full bloom, it is one of the most important forage crops for the early birds of the insect. If you are not allergic to willow pollen, the branches can also get into the house when it is still snowing outside.
With its characteristic chequered black-and-white pattern this butterfly is quite distinctive although old, faded individuals can be mistaken for the dingy skipper or the burnet companion moth.
There are three North American subspecies, and others, including the nominate subspecies, in the Old World. Subspecies wyandot (W.H. Edwards) flies in the northeastern U.S., but apparently does not reach Canada (some workers now treat wyandot as a distinct species). Subspecies freija, described from Labrador, is found in most of the Canadian range from Labrador to Yukon, and subspecies loki flies in the Rocky Mountains from Colorado to British Columbia.
This middle-sized (wingspan: 53 to 81 mm) butterfly is a mimic of the larger Monarch (Danaus plexippus). The upperside is dark orange, with bold black lines on the veins on both wings. There is a row of white spots in the wide black wing borders and in a black line that cuts diagonally across the forewing tip. There is also a postmedian black line that runs across the veins on the hindwing. The underside is similar, but paler.
The Viceroy is widespread in Canada. It is resident from Nova Scotia to Quebec and Ontario, north to James Bay, and in the Prairie Provinces to the northern borders. There are records from Fort Smith and Hay River in the Northwest Territories. It was formerly resident in the southern interior of British Columbia, but was last recorded there at Lillooet in 1930 (Guppy et al., 1994).
The deep orange wing colour with the broad black border on the hindwing makes this medium-sized (wingspan: 30 to 48 mm) species very distinct. The underside is yellow with dark brown markings.
Range: Because this is only a rare stray in Canada, records for this common southern U.S. species are few and scattered. Based on a specimen in the Canadian National Collection in Ottawa, it has been reported by many authors as having been found once at Point Pelee and at Ottawa, in 1882. However, this was based on misinterpretations of early collection labels. There are only four valid Canadian records, three from southwestern Ontario one from Quetico Provincial Park in northwestern Ontario.
as defined in the bible is the quality of compassion and generosity, characteristic of God’s dealings towards the weak and poor, and demanded of believers. Kindness is also shown in the words and deeds of Jesus Christ. Love and mercy are always associated with kindness.
“Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.†(Colossians 3:12)
Dictionary definition of kindness:
The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.
A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness.
What does kindness mean to me?
Here in the swap-bot world people are always giving RAK's (random acts of kindness). RAK's also exist in the pen pal world and in the real world as well. Sharing kindness is such a simple thing and can change someone's life in such a major way. When you know that someone cares about you without any strings attached it can mean so much. Sometimes you are having a bad day, you are going through a depression, a bad event happened in your life and all you need to change things around is to know that someone cares. I have times when things are not going so well in my life, but someone showing me some kindness has made such a difference, winning an RAK, getting some happy mail or even a message on my page to let me know that someone is thinking of me can change my attitude towards life. There are so many kind people on swap-bot and in your time of need so many of them reach out and let you know they care. A small amount of kindness can go a long way.
Kinds of Kindness
1. Spontaneous Kindness
This is the sort of kindness that is in response to a perceived need or opportunity. You might see a colleague looking sad and ask if everything is all right. You might offer a helping hand to a neighbor. You might greet a person passing by with a smile and hello.
2. Planned Kindness
There are many ways to plan kindness. You can plan for a certain time period – a day, a week, a month. You can identify any number of acts of kindness during that period. The point is to plan in advance specific acts of kindness you will do for identified recipients. (which I discussed earlier)
3. Fake It Till You Make It Kindness
Sometimes, we don’t feel kind. We don’t even want to feel kind. It’s possible that this is the best time to be kind. Kindness is a great thing because we don’t always have to feel it to get the benefit of it. A kind act can generate a subsequent feeling of kindness. Sometimes a kind gesture can break through our own feelings of judgment or defensiveness, and soften our own hearts. And that can lead to a feeling of well being and a capacity for genuine kindness.
I do my best to be forgiving, kind and compassionate in my life. I do feel that I am a very compassionate person. Forgiveness is the most difficult part of being a Christian. I try my best to forgive but sometimes the deed seems impossible.
I hope you were encouraged by my comments. I pray that your life is also filled with love. God Bless You!
Besides the state butterfly, the Viceroy, Kentucky host a whole swarm of butterflies.
One of the most popular is the orange and black Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) which is one of the most common butterfly species in the world.
Unlike many butterflies, it does not become dormant during the winter and cannot survive heavy frosts or colder conditions. Therefore it migrates to warmer climates in winter.
The Painted Lady feeds on nectar from the flowers of thistles, red clover, asters, and many other plants.
What fascinates me the most about this butterfly is how different the under wing is to the upper wing.
I hope you like the pics that I have chosen for you!
Here are some Butterflies of Pennsylvania:
Aphrodite Fritillary
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Upperside reddish orange-brown; male forewing with black spot below cell and with no black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing has pale submarginal band narrow or missing.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 3 1/4 inches (6.3 - 8.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females during warm hours. Females walk about on the ground to lay single eggs near violets. First-stage caterpillars do not feed, but overwinter until spring, when they eat young leaves of violets.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various violet species including northern downy violet (Viola fimbriatula) and lance-leaved violet (V. lanceolata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of milkweed and viper's bugloss, among others.
Habitat: Moist prairies, high mountain meadows, openings in barrens, brushland, dry fields, open oak woods, bogs.
Range: Canada south of the taiga from Nova Scotia west through the northern Midwest and Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains, then south in the mountains to east-central Arizona and northern New Mexico; south in the Appalachians to northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Identification: Male is yellow with dark tiger stripes. Female has 2 forms: one yellow like the male and the other black with shadows of dark stripes. Hindwing of both female forms has a row of striking blue chevrons and an iridescent blue wash over parts of the interior hindwing. The upperside hindwing has a prominent orange marginal spot that is generally larger than the row of pale marginal spots. On the underside of forewing of spring individuals the row of marginal spots may be merged into a continuous band, thus appearing similar to the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 4 1/2 inches (6.2 - 11.4 cm).
Life History: Two broods in the north, three in the south. Males patrol for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on host leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves and rest on silken mats on the upper surface of leaves. Chrysalids overwinter.
Flight: 3 flights from February-November in Deep South; 2 flights from May-September in north.
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of various plants including wild cherry (Prunus), sweetbay (Magnolia), basswood (Tilia), tulip tree (Liriodendron), birch (Betula), ash (Fraxinus), cottonwood (Populus), mountain ash (Sorbus), and willow (Salix).
Adult Food: Nectar of flowers from a variety of plants including wild cherry and lilac (Syringa vulgaris). Milkweed (Asclepias) and Joe-Pye Weed [Eupatorium] are favorites in summer.
Habitat: Deciduous broadleaf woods, forest edges, river valleys, parks, and suburbs.
Range: Eastern North America from Ontario south to Gulf coast, west to Colorado plains and central Texas.
Conservation: Not required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Silver Spotted Skipper
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Wings are brown-black; hindwing is lobed. Forewing has transparent gold spots; underside of hindwing has a metallic silver band.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches (4.5 - 6.7 cm).
Life History: Adults perch upside down under leaves at night and on hot or cloudy days. To seek females males perch on branches and tall weeds, and occasionally patrol. Females lay single eggs near the host trees, and the caterpillars must find their proper host. Young caterpillars live in a folded leaf shelter; older ones live in a nest of silked-together leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from May-September in most of the East, a single brood to the north and west, three-four broods from February-December in the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many woody legumes including black locust (Robinia pseudacacia), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and false indigo (Amorpha species). Also selected herbaceous legumes such s Glycyrrhiza species.
Adult Food: The Silver-spotted Skipper almost never visits yellow flowers but favors blue, red, pink, purple, and sometimes white and cream-colored ones. These include everlasting pea, common milkweed, red clover, buttonbush, blazing star, and thistles.
Habitat: Disturbed and open woods, foothill streamcourses, prairie waterways.
Range: Extreme southern Canada and most of the continental United States except the Great Basin and west Texas; northern Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
I hope you enjoyed the pretty butterflies and information!
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Tagpfauenauge
The peacock butterfly (Inachis io) is a butterfly from the family of the Nymphalidae. The peacock butterfly is butterfly of the year 2009.
Appearance: The moths reach a wing span of 50 to 55 millimeters. They have a rusty wing background. The unmistakable and striking feature is the black, blue and yellow colored eye patches, which are clearly recognizable on every fore and aft tip. The front wings are more clearly colored on the inside with a dark spot. There are also large, black and white spots on the upper edge of the wings, and the wings are almost white and black on the edges, from the wings to the middle. The wing margin of both wing pairs is broad gray-brown, as is the body and the wings around the neck. The wings are finely dark gray and black marbled.
Occurrence: The insects are widespread and frequent in Europe, except in the north and parts of the Iberian peninsula and Greece, and in Asia as far as Japan. It can be found up to an altitude of 2500 meters. They are found in various habitats, such as in and near clear and sunny forests, but also in parks and gardens.
Flight time: The moth flies every year in two generations: the first fly from June to August, depending on the weather, a diapause from July to October is observed, the second generation fly from August to October. After wintering, the moths can be observed from March to May
(From Wikipedia)
Admiral
The moths reach a wing span of 50 to 65 millimeters. They have dark brown front wings on which a broad red bandage runs in the middle. The females have in this almost always a small white spot. The tips of the front wings are colored black and carry several large and small white spots. The rear wings are also dyed dark brown and carry a wide red bandage at the edge of the flight. A black dot line runs in the center. On the outermost edge of all four wings is a very thin white line, which is briefly interrupted by black dots.
The caterpillars become about 40 millimeters long. They are variable in their color depending on the spread area, but are basically yellowish gray or brown to black colored and have on their sides a patch of differently sized cream spots. These are especially noticeable in dark caterpillars. Sometimes these spots are completely missing. The animals are found in North America to Guatemala, Haiti, New Zealand and North Africa and Europe to the west of Asia. It can be found up to an altitude of 2,500 meters. In each area there are specific populations adapted to the regional climate, which migrate northwards in the spring and south in autumn in a climatically similar area. The southern European populations no longer fly to central Europe, but to the north and above all to the mountains within the Mediterranean. Central European populations are returning to their wintering regions in the north to southern Scandinavia and in autumn. These are mainly located in southwest Germany and eastern France. The northern border of the continual spread is currently in Europe from southern England and Denmark to Rügen. At the beginning of the 21st century, the approach from South to Central Europe seems to have come to a complete halt.
The well-known migrators live in different habitats such as forests, on agricultural land, but also in gardens and the settlement area. They fly in Central Europe in a generation from June to October, in warm areas also in three to four generations from February to November. They can be found all year round, with the animals usually dying at the first frost. development
The females lay their eggs individually on half-shaded fodder plants. The caterpillars that emerge from it spider leaves typically form conspicuous leaf-leaves, whereby the leaf-stalk of this leaf is usually partly pronounced and the shelter hangs downwards. The leaf-bag is held together by the caterpillar with spiders, and left only when it has gnawed it so far that it no longer provides sufficient protection. They also show up in their hiding place to a brown or gray ostrich doll, which bears metallic shiny patches on the back.
Schwalbenschwanz
The Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) is a butterfly from the family of the Knightfalter (Papilionidae).
Appearance:
The swallowtail is one of the largest and most striking butterfly in Switzerland and has a wing span of 50 to 75 millimeters. It is yellow and black patterned with a blue bandage and red eye patches on the back inside of the wings. On the hind wings are short, mostly black colored "tails". He has long hair on the front legs, which serve as cleaning combs.
The second generation of a year differs by powerful colors and yellow-dusted black drawing elements from the first generation of the year. The caterpillars are about 45 millimeters long and are glabrous. They are green in color and have black cross strips with yellow or orange dots. Rarely occurs a white form of the caterpillar, which has a white basic color instead of the green.
The Caterpillar: The caterpillars can be found singly on umbelliferous plants (wild carrot, fennel, dill, parsnip, meadows-silage etc.), in southern Europe also often on the leaves of the citrus trees. His doll is a girdle doll. The dolls, which are descended from the last generation of a year, overwinter.
(From Wikipedia
Zitronenfalter
Of the nearly two hundred species of dayfares that are native to Germany, only a few are overwhelming as imagery. These are the small fox, the peacock butterfly, the C-moth, the marsh and the Great Fox. Among these tenacious lads, the lepidoptera is the hardest. Gonepteryx rhamni is not crawling in any crevices, but hangs around like a dry leaf in the area, with snow and icy temperatures appearing to be hard to spot. Looking forward, like a prudent driver who is equipping his windshield washer for the winter, he has installed the antifreeze glycerin in his cells in autumn; It lowers the freezing point and protects it against freezing. Thus, the moth can go up to minus twenty degrees in the short term, bringing it to a biblical biblical age of twelve months, which he, however, almost half asleep.
In the oviposition, the lepidopteran, like many representatives of the order Lepidoptera, is extremely selective. Its caterpillars feed almost exclusively on the leaves of the lazy tree and the cross-thorn, which they gnaw from the outside in. When they are resting, they align themselves exactly with the leaf seam and are thus difficult to detect. The butterfly itself, as soon as it once sits, immediately folds the wings together so as not to attract attention any further. The females are already not bright yellow, but pale colored, so that they can at first glance be confused with the carbon white. "Lemonfalter in April"
Lemon butterflies prefer forest edges and bushes as habitat. So you are not a typical garden visitor. Unless they are planted with a Sal-willow. When their kitties, like now, are in full bloom, it is one of the most important forage crops for the early birds of the insect. If you are not allergic to willow pollen, the branches can also get into the house when it is still snowing outside.
I combined the two butterfly swaps we are partners into one deco, I hope that is OK if not let me Know and I'll do another Canadian set just for you.
Butterfly Deco; Butterflies from our Country
With its characteristic chequered black-and-white pattern this butterfly is quite distinctive although old, faded individuals can be mistaken for the dingy skipper or the burnet companion moth.
There are three North American subspecies, and others, including the nominate subspecies, in the Old World. Subspecies wyandot (W.H. Edwards) flies in the northeastern U.S., but apparently does not reach Canada (some workers now treat wyandot as a distinct species). Subspecies freija, described from Labrador, is found in most of the Canadian range from Labrador to Yukon, and subspecies loki flies in the Rocky Mountains from Colorado to British Columbia.
This middle-sized (wingspan: 53 to 81 mm) butterfly is a mimic of the larger Monarch (Danaus plexippus). The upperside is dark orange, with bold black lines on the veins on both wings. There is a row of white spots in the wide black wing borders and in a black line that cuts diagonally across the forewing tip. There is also a postmedian black line that runs across the veins on the hindwing. The underside is similar, but paler.
The Viceroy is widespread in Canada. It is resident from Nova Scotia to Quebec and Ontario, north to James Bay, and in the Prairie Provinces to the northern borders. There are records from Fort Smith and Hay River in the Northwest Territories. It was formerly resident in the southern interior of British Columbia, but was last recorded there at Lillooet in 1930 (Guppy et al., 1994).
The deep orange wing colour with the broad black border on the hindwing makes this medium-sized (wingspan: 30 to 48 mm) species very distinct. The underside is yellow with dark brown markings.
Range: Because this is only a rare stray in Canada, records for this common southern U.S. species are few and scattered. Based on a specimen in the Canadian National Collection in Ottawa, it has been reported by many authors as having been found once at Point Pelee and at Ottawa, in 1882. However, this was based on misinterpretations of early collection labels. There are only four valid Canadian records, three from southwestern Ontario one from Quetico Provincial Park in northwestern Ontario.
EF~ Butterfly profile deco from Wildchild
BL ~ Butterflies From Our State or Country #2
Tagpfauenauge
Admiral
Schwalbenschwanz
Zironenfalter
Hello,
I'm leaving you these delicious foods for the Easter foods, and sweets swap. I hope you enjoy these, and hope you enjoyed your day today.
CSG ~ Fruit of the Spirit, #4 Kindness
Kindness
as defined in the bible is the quality of compassion and generosity, characteristic of God’s dealings towards the weak and poor, and demanded of believers. Kindness is also shown in the words and deeds of Jesus Christ. Love and mercy are always associated with kindness.
“Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.†(Colossians 3:12)
Dictionary definition of kindness:
The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.
A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great kindness.
What does kindness mean to me?
Here in the swap-bot world people are always giving RAK's (random acts of kindness). RAK's also exist in the pen pal world and in the real world as well. Sharing kindness is such a simple thing and can change someone's life in such a major way. When you know that someone cares about you without any strings attached it can mean so much. Sometimes you are having a bad day, you are going through a depression, a bad event happened in your life and all you need to change things around is to know that someone cares. I have times when things are not going so well in my life, but someone showing me some kindness has made such a difference, winning an RAK, getting some happy mail or even a message on my page to let me know that someone is thinking of me can change my attitude towards life. There are so many kind people on swap-bot and in your time of need so many of them reach out and let you know they care. A small amount of kindness can go a long way.
Kinds of Kindness
1. Spontaneous Kindness
This is the sort of kindness that is in response to a perceived need or opportunity. You might see a colleague looking sad and ask if everything is all right. You might offer a helping hand to a neighbor. You might greet a person passing by with a smile and hello.
2. Planned Kindness
There are many ways to plan kindness. You can plan for a certain time period – a day, a week, a month. You can identify any number of acts of kindness during that period. The point is to plan in advance specific acts of kindness you will do for identified recipients. (which I discussed earlier)
3. Fake It Till You Make It Kindness
Sometimes, we don’t feel kind. We don’t even want to feel kind. It’s possible that this is the best time to be kind. Kindness is a great thing because we don’t always have to feel it to get the benefit of it. A kind act can generate a subsequent feeling of kindness. Sometimes a kind gesture can break through our own feelings of judgment or defensiveness, and soften our own hearts. And that can lead to a feeling of well being and a capacity for genuine kindness.
I do my best to be forgiving, kind and compassionate in my life. I do feel that I am a very compassionate person. Forgiveness is the most difficult part of being a Christian. I try my best to forgive but sometimes the deed seems impossible.
I hope you were encouraged by my comments. I pray that your life is also filled with love. God Bless You!
Blessings,
Yvonne
BL ~ Butterflies From Our State or Country #2
Besides the state butterfly, the Viceroy, Kentucky host a whole swarm of butterflies.
One of the most popular is the orange and black Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) which is one of the most common butterfly species in the world.
Unlike many butterflies, it does not become dormant during the winter and cannot survive heavy frosts or colder conditions. Therefore it migrates to warmer climates in winter.
The Painted Lady feeds on nectar from the flowers of thistles, red clover, asters, and many other plants.
What fascinates me the most about this butterfly is how different the under wing is to the upper wing.
I hope you enjoy this pretty Lady.
EF ~ Happy Easter Deco Swap
Happy Easter!
BL ~ Butterflies From Our State or Country #2
I hope you like the pics that I have chosen for you!
Here are some Butterflies of Pennsylvania:
Aphrodite Fritillary
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Heliconiinae
Identification: Geographically variable. Upperside reddish orange-brown; male forewing with black spot below cell and with no black scales on veins. Underside of hindwing has pale submarginal band narrow or missing.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 3 1/4 inches (6.3 - 8.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females during warm hours. Females walk about on the ground to lay single eggs near violets. First-stage caterpillars do not feed, but overwinter until spring, when they eat young leaves of violets.
Flight: One brood from mid-June to mid-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various violet species including northern downy violet (Viola fimbriatula) and lance-leaved violet (V. lanceolata).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers of milkweed and viper's bugloss, among others.
Habitat: Moist prairies, high mountain meadows, openings in barrens, brushland, dry fields, open oak woods, bogs.
Range: Canada south of the taiga from Nova Scotia west through the northern Midwest and Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains, then south in the mountains to east-central Arizona and northern New Mexico; south in the Appalachians to northern Georgia.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Family: Papilionidae
Subfamily: Papilioninae
Identification: Male is yellow with dark tiger stripes. Female has 2 forms: one yellow like the male and the other black with shadows of dark stripes. Hindwing of both female forms has a row of striking blue chevrons and an iridescent blue wash over parts of the interior hindwing. The upperside hindwing has a prominent orange marginal spot that is generally larger than the row of pale marginal spots. On the underside of forewing of spring individuals the row of marginal spots may be merged into a continuous band, thus appearing similar to the Canadian Tiger Swallowtail.
Wing Span: 2 1/2 - 4 1/2 inches (6.2 - 11.4 cm).
Life History: Two broods in the north, three in the south. Males patrol for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on host leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves and rest on silken mats on the upper surface of leaves. Chrysalids overwinter.
Flight: 3 flights from February-November in Deep South; 2 flights from May-September in north.
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of various plants including wild cherry (Prunus), sweetbay (Magnolia), basswood (Tilia), tulip tree (Liriodendron), birch (Betula), ash (Fraxinus), cottonwood (Populus), mountain ash (Sorbus), and willow (Salix).
Adult Food: Nectar of flowers from a variety of plants including wild cherry and lilac (Syringa vulgaris). Milkweed (Asclepias) and Joe-Pye Weed [Eupatorium] are favorites in summer.
Habitat: Deciduous broadleaf woods, forest edges, river valleys, parks, and suburbs.
Range: Eastern North America from Ontario south to Gulf coast, west to Colorado plains and central Texas.
Conservation: Not required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Silver Spotted Skipper
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Identification: Wings are brown-black; hindwing is lobed. Forewing has transparent gold spots; underside of hindwing has a metallic silver band.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches (4.5 - 6.7 cm).
Life History: Adults perch upside down under leaves at night and on hot or cloudy days. To seek females males perch on branches and tall weeds, and occasionally patrol. Females lay single eggs near the host trees, and the caterpillars must find their proper host. Young caterpillars live in a folded leaf shelter; older ones live in a nest of silked-together leaves. Chrysalids hibernate.
Flight: Two broods from May-September in most of the East, a single brood to the north and west, three-four broods from February-December in the Deep South.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many woody legumes including black locust (Robinia pseudacacia), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and false indigo (Amorpha species). Also selected herbaceous legumes such s Glycyrrhiza species.
Adult Food: The Silver-spotted Skipper almost never visits yellow flowers but favors blue, red, pink, purple, and sometimes white and cream-colored ones. These include everlasting pea, common milkweed, red clover, buttonbush, blazing star, and thistles.
Habitat: Disturbed and open woods, foothill streamcourses, prairie waterways.
Range: Extreme southern Canada and most of the continental United States except the Great Basin and west Texas; northern Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
I hope you enjoyed the pretty butterflies and information!
Blessings,
Yvonne