Steve Cary’s blog about butterflies of New Mexico.
In this post we feature Mike Toliver’s fascinating write-up about scientific names and nomenclature among butterflies. And I’m delighted to announce that the Butterflies of New Mexico can now be searched for individual butterfly names: common (English) names as well as scientific (Latin) names.
What’s In a Scientific Name? Read More »
Do you recall back in July when Tom Duval, the original instigator, sent us down this path of necrophagy in butterflies?
Beauties on Beasts Read More »
What Else is in a Name? by Marta Reese. A four-hour drive followed by miles of bushwhacking up steep slopes through head-high vegetation and over dead tree trunks should be rewarded, preferably with a new-to-me butterfly species.
More on Butterfly Names Read More »
Hira Walker’s fabulous videos, Anisha Sapkota’s highlights from chasing butterflies in eastern NM, Marc Bailey chases Colorado Hairstreaks, and Jim Von Loh makes art in the mud.
Butterfly Ecstasy in August Read More »
In this month’s post we feature Mike Toliver’s timely article on common/English names. I sprinkle in some of my interesting July photos. First, here are some tidbits and announcements which I hope will grab your attention.
Some recent fun stories and a couple of interesting tidbits from the butterfly world of New Mexico and elsewhere.
Magnificent to Macabre Read More »
Somehow it came to be June. How did that happen? This month we have an announcement, a nice story about Stanfords’ Blue by Joshua C’deBaca, and a couple travel stories from yours truly.
A Spring Interlude in Southern AZ and CA Read More »
A couple of brief but important announcements and then a wonderful surprise out of Portales.
It’s Spring and Butterflyers are Getting Busy Read More »
I am looking forward to good butterflying in 2024. In this month’s blog we have two stories.
Butterflies: A Consuming Passion Read More »
