Bug of the Week: Favorite Insect Photos From 2011 Author RobertaPublished on January 4, 2012January 4, 20123 Comments on Bug of the Week: Favorite Insect Photos From 2011 Just a few of my favorite insect photographs from 2011. Happy 2012!
rebecca January 4, 2012 at 11:29 am I especially like the leaf-footed bug, and the first butterfly, the one with the blue coloring - what is it?
Roberta Post authorJanuary 4, 2012 at 1:05 pm Rebecca, The butterfly was in a exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Garden. I believe it is a blue clipper, Parthenos sylvia. The true bugs are giant mesquite bugs, which I wrote about here: https://blog.growingwithscience.com/2011/08/bug-of-the-week-giant-mesquite-bugs/
Lea's Menagerie January 4, 2012 at 11:24 pm The butterflies are lovely, and you have some great macro shots of ants and bees, but my favorite photo is the 'bugs' with the cactus! Lea
I especially like the leaf-footed bug, and the first butterfly, the one with the blue coloring - what is it?
Rebecca,
The butterfly was in a exhibit at the Tucson Botanical Garden. I believe it is a blue clipper, Parthenos sylvia.
The true bugs are giant mesquite bugs, which I wrote about here: https://blog.growingwithscience.com/2011/08/bug-of-the-week-giant-mesquite-bugs/
The butterflies are lovely, and you have some great macro shots of ants and bees, but my favorite photo is the 'bugs' with the cactus!
Lea