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  1. Bagworm Moth Case

  2. Banded Hairstreak

    Satyrium calanus

  3. Mating Barred Yellows

    Eurema daira

  4. Bartram's Scrub-hairstreak

    Strymon acis
    This female Scrub-hairstreak just laid the egg seen in the photo on her host plant, Pineland Croton (Croton linearis.

  5. Berry's Skipper

  6. Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

  7. Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

    This symmetrical pair of Black Swallowtail caterpillars was on Rue in our herb garden. Young caterpillars at this stage have "saddles" on ther backs.

  8. Black Swallowtail Chrysalis

  9. Black Swallowtail Egg

  10. Female Black Swallowtail

    Papilio polyxenes
    You can tell that this is a female by noting the additional blue in its hindwings near her tails.

  11. Male Black Swallowtail

    Papilio polyxenes
    The male Black Swallowtail has much less blue on its hindwings near its tails.

  12. Brazilian Skipper Caterpillar

    You can see the internal organs in the Brazilian Skipper, also known as a Canna Skipper.

  13. Brazilian Skipper Nest

    You can see the leftover eggshell of a Brazilian Skipper on a Yellow Canna (Canna flaccida), one of its host plants. The folded leaf serves as the caterpillar's nest or shelter.

  14. Brazilian Skipper

    Calpodes ethlius

  15. Broad-winged Skipper

  16. Brown Elfin Caterpillar

    It was recently learned that Brown Elfins populate parts of the Florida Panhandle. They feed on the flowers of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia).

  17. Brown Elfin

    Callophrys augustinus

  18. Buckeye Chrysalis

  19. Female Byssus Skipper

  20. Byssus Skipper

    Problema byssus

  21. Cabbage White Butterfly

    Pieris rapae

  22. Female Promethea Moth

    Callosamia promethea

  23. Male Promethea Moth

    Callosamia promethea

  24. Carolina Satyr Egg

  25. Carolina Satyr

    Hermeuptychia sosybius

  26. Carolina Satyr

    Hermeuptychia sosybius

  27. Cassius Blue Caterpillar

  28. Female Cassius Blue

    Leptotes cassius

  29. Cassius Blue

    Leptotes cassius

  30. Connubial Underwing Moth Caterpillar

    Catocala connubialis

  31. Ilia Underwing Moth Caterpillar (Lichen Form)

    Catocala ilia
    The more common form of this caterpillar resembles the brown or gray color of tree bark rather than this beautiful green color of lichens.

  32. Catalpa Worm

    Ceratomia catalpae

    Although called a worm, it really is the caterpillar stage of the Catalpa Sphinx Moth.

  33. Waved Sphinx Caterpillar

    Ceratomia undulosa

  34. Male Ceraunus Blue

    Hemiargus ceraunus
    You can see the beautiful blue on this male with open wings.

  35. Ceraunus Blue

    Hemiargus ceraunus

  36. Checkered White

    Pontia protodice

  37. Blackberry Looper

    Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria

  38. Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar

    Citheronia regalis

  39. Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar

    Citheronia regalis
    The adult moth is known as the Regal Moth or Royal Walnut Moth.

  40. Royal Walnut Moth Cocoon

    Citheronia regalis

  41. Regal Moth

    Citheronia regalis
    The caterpillar of this moth is the fearsome looking Hickory Horned Devil.

  42. Angle-lined Prominent Moth Caterpillar

    Clostera inclusa
    This caterpillar is also known as the Poplar Tentmaker.

  43. Angle-lined Prominent Moth Caterpillars

    Clostera inclusa

  44. Clouded Skipper Caterpillar

  45. Clouded Skipper Chrysalis

    This Clouded Skipper chrysalis is rolled up in one of its host plants, Wood Oats (Chasmantium sp.).

  46. Female Clouded Skipper

  47. Clouded Skipper

  48. Mating Clouded Skippers

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