Insects

As a kid, I used to find caterpillars and raise them to adulthood. Nowadays, I don’t even see many caterpillars. Gone are the days, or so it seems, when every tomato plant had to be monitored for sphinx moth larva (“tomato worms”), dill was decimated by Black Swallowtail caterpillars, and each milkweed had its Monarchs-in-the-making. […]

The Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) is a handsome small butterfly, but not outstanding; it is easily confused with other orangey species such as coppers or skippers.