Papilio cresphontes lays an egg in Oxford Mills, ON — by Unknown on

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Female Giant Swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ) laying an egg on Prickly Ash in Oxford Mills, ON I have been out in the field a fair a...

What makes an eyespot? Cuticular proteins of course! — by Unknown on

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Close-up of an eyespot on a Papilio xuthus caterpillar [ NOT  the Eye of Sauron ]. Photo from Futahashi et al. (2012) BMC Biology 10:4...

Flickr Group: "Caterpillars with Eyespots" — by Unknown on

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Some time ago I made a Flickr group called " Caterpillars with Eyespots " to collect photos of caterpillars that have eyespots....

The Biologija Bump! — by Unknown on

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What up Finland? Map showing the geographical distribution of "hits" on this blog Nov 16th 2012. You can't see Croatia we...

I liked lithographed images BEFORE it was cool — by Unknown on

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Deilephila elpenor   ( Sphingidae ) This is a vintage lithographed image of a  Deilephila elpenor caterpillar from "Europe's...

Pink Underwing Moth (Phyllodes imperialis) - Family: Noctuidae — by Unknown on

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Pink Underwing Moth - Phyllodes imperialis ( Noctuidae ) Final instar Phyllodes imperialis caterpillar. Recently this spectacular p...