Aug 28, 2016 | Butterflies and Moths, Insects
Mourning Cloak Butterfly includes a few images that illustrates its life cycle. We often see them early in the spring because they overwinter as adults. Sap from the trees that Red-breasted Sapsuckers drill wells in may be quite important as an early season food for...
Aug 24, 2016 | Butterflies and Moths, Insects
This video shows that when the Satyr Comma Butterfly closes its wings it mimics dead leaves. This video was taken along the trail to Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska. It was the first official record of this butterfly occurring in...
Sep 8, 2015 | Butterflies and Moths, Insects
this video shows a Spotted Tussock Moth building its cocoon on September 7, 2015 in Juneau, Alaska. these caterpillars were searching for places to build their cocoons. The cocoons I saw were usually on the undersides of rocks. Once the cocoon is built they will...
Aug 27, 2015 | Butterflies and Moths, Insects
The Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata) belongs to the subfamily Arctinae (Tiger Moths). These moths are well protected from being eaten by predators. As adults they make a clicking sound that helps prevent them from being eaten by bats. According to Marshall...