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September 10, 2016 by Mark Wourms

The Bugs of Bernheim: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

Recently, I discovered bird droppings on a Pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) in my backyard.  Upon closer inspection it turns out, they were young caterpillars of one of my favorites, Zebra […]

Filed Under: Blog, Bugs of Bernheim, From the Director Tagged With: butterfly, larvae, Pawpaw, pupae, Swallowtail

June 13, 2016 by Wren Smith

Trails from the Bent Twig Trail: The Cycle Continues

They’re back!  The spicebush butterflies have been laying their eggs on the spicebush, Lindera benzoin and sassafras trees Sassafras albidum on the Bent Twig Trail and elsewhere. Some of those eggs have […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: Bent Twig, butterflies, butterfly, caterpillars, Sassafras, Spicebush, spicebush swallowtail

September 22, 2015 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: Spicebush Larva Update

The Bent Twig Trail is changing with the season. Signs of it are everywhere! The forest floor is already splashed with colorful leaves. There is that wonderful slant of light […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: butterfly, larva, Spicebush

September 7, 2015 by Wren Smith

Tales from the Bent Twig Trail: Learning to See

Learning to see involves knowing how and where to look. It requires developing a mental template, or the term I prefer, a searching image. I started to understand this concept […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: Bent Twig, butterfly, Caterpillar, instar, larva, Sassafras, Spicebush, spicebush swallowtail

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