It’s Spring and Butterflyers are Getting Busy
A couple of brief but important announcements and then a wonderful surprise out of Portales.
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Why Does It Matter?
Insects are responsible for around 85% of the critical pollination of plants. Without them a cascade of events happens. The food we rely on slowly disappears, birds die of hunger, and biodiversity crashes. What can we do to help?
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How do we shift our thinking?
To really help pollinators we need to make a shift from traditional, sterile landscapes to wilder, more native plantings, reduce pesticide use and leave Fall leaves and stems.
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Butterflies: A Consuming Passion
I am looking forward to good butterflying in 2024. In this month’s blog we have two stories.
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New Mexico, Meet the Northern Azure
With winter receding in our rearview mirrors, it is past time to lay out some fun projects and goals for the 2024 season. If you’re scratching your head about what to do this year, consider Northern Azure and Julia Orangetip.
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New Mexico Butterfly Highlights for 2023
A lot of good butterfly stuff happened in 2023, thanks in large part to your efforts. Last month we celebrated Jeff Glassberg’s discovery of White-tufted Sootywing (Pholisora albicirrus), which is a new member of New Mexico’s butterfly fauna. Other naturalists generated two additional New Mexico state record butterflies in 2023. Observations for each were made public via iNaturalist and each provoked a substantial online conversation about the correct identity and the significance of the observation. Read on for details.
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Springing Gleefully Forward
© Steven J. Cary, April 2023 Happy April all you New Mexico butterflyers. I hope it has been worth the
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Chasing New Mexico Monarchs in California
Read about Steve’s latest adventures viewing Monarchs in California.
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Peak Swallowtail Flood Ark
Do you agree that being a lepidopterist is often about surprising yourself, or, rather letting nature surprise you? This could probably be said for any observer of nature. This month, we join our local lepidopterists in some unexpected moments from their autumn adventures.
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