Feet in the air!
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The leaves on a thistle tied together with silk.
It is the Painted Lady caterpillar! Thistles are its host plant.
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Frass of the Painted Lady caterpillar!
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Buprestid beetle on Prairie Verbena!
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Thin-lined Owlet (Isogona tenuis) is a common moth in our Post Oak woods.
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Baby Bluebirds growing fast!
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Found this pretty green cat on an American Elm. It is the Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth (Orthosia hibisci)!
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A rather chubby critter!
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Gorgeous green!
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It really wasn’t moving much.
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Then I put it back on a leaf and it struck this pose!
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Such pretty pics. Didnt know about painted lady. Thanks.
Enjoyed this post!