Wednesday, July 27, 2016

7.27.16 Butterflies and larvae

Almost broke my toe today so I couldn't take any pictures of the silver-spotted skipper in my garden, but here's a photo I found online:

Silver spotted skipper - epargyeus clarus

I could not find any information to make me believe that I would need to keep these away from my garden. common name: 
silver-spotted skipper 

 We purchased a couple of butterfly nets at ToyRUs to deal with these cabbage butterflies (see photo below). They are already laying eggs on the seedlings. They look like tiny yellow pillars. I've been rubbing them off by hand. Will take photos at some point. Also have been removing their larva from broccoli (very small, very green, blend right into the underside of the leaf - likes to hide along the veins of a leaf).

Cabbage butterfly - pieris rapae
Removed some larvae from the rosebushes today. I believe they were cabbage butterfly but not sure. It was pretty shady when I found and killed them.

Photo of what I believe to be cabbage butterfly caterpillars shortly after hatching:

Newly hatched cabbage butterfly caterpillar (pieris rapae)

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