You have about a week to send me wildlife photos, and I urge you to do so. After that, I may be offline completely for five weeks, and would request that readers not email me. But we continue, and maybe I have a week’s worth of photos.
Today’s contribution comes from Debra Coplan, who supplied the indented captions:
I took these photos in Cape May, New Jersey during fall migration this September. The first is a monarch caterpillar.
Female monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). The thicker veins and no black spot on the hind wings distinguishes it as a female.
This is a green stink bug (Chinavia hilaris):
I believe this is a blue-tailed damselfly (Ishnura elegans):
This is a porcelain berry plant [Ampelopsis brevipedunculata]that is very invasive. It’s a maturing plant, so there is a range of color in the berries.
Thanks for the great pics, Debra. That porcelain berry plant is amazing!
Very nice! The forktail damselfly is especially lovely.
Lovely! I’ll go through my stores. Will you be stopping in at Port Lockroy, PCC(E)? Any chance of sending post-cards?
Thanks Debra. A delightful menagerie.
Thanks for the information regarding Monarch female vs. male markings. All are nice photos. Porcelain berry plant seems aptly named.
Great pictures. Thanks!
That was wonderful, Debra. The porcelain berries remind me of purple beautyberry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callicarpa_bodinieri
The Damselflies in the fourth photo is Ischnura ramburii (Rambur’s Forktail).
Beautiful photos!