flyaway > A lovely little crescent butterfly sips nectar from an aster. 

9-23-06
flyaway > The sun shining through the fritillary butterfly's wings makes them glow like precious stained glass. 

9-23-06
flyaway > The Variegated Fritillary butterfly's weight was too much for this aster, but it is busily sipping nectar upside down, giving a beautiful view of the underside of its wings.

9-23-06
flyaway > This beautiful creature is a Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) butterfly. 

9-23-06
flyaway > Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana)

5-10-06
flyaway > Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana)
The social tent-like nests of these pretty caterpillars are unsightly, but they don't harm the trees.

5-10-06
flyaway > This Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana) was crawling across a park path on a journey to find a place to pupate and becomd an Eastern tent caterpillar moth.


5-10-06
flyaway > Like the woolly bear caterpillar, the Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar rolls into a ball when disturbed. Its reddish-brown bands distinguish its species. 
10-1-05
flyaway > This large black caterpillar is a Giant Leopard Moth  (Ecpantheria scribonia). It's a very large caterpillar, two inches long.
10-1-05
A lovely little crescent butterfly sips nectar from an aster.

9-23-06
flyaway > A lovely little crescent butterfly sips nectar from an aster. 

9-23-06
A lovely little crescent butterfly sips nectar from an aster.

9-23-06
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