Butterflies are Hanging in There
© Steve Cary, May 18, 2026 After a blistering March, spring has settled into a stretch of relatively normal weather. […]
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Peruvian Butterflies: My October 2024 Snapshot
© Steve Cary, April 2025 Making this a “snapshot” is my way of dealing with the overwhelming diversity of butterfly
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Are Butterflies Good Pollinators? It’s complicated.
Are butterflies good pollinators? Or, do they pollinate by accident? Does it matter? You decide.
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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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Checking in on Checkerspots
Where do you find some of the elusive butterflies? Is it luck or savvy? Maybe a mixture of both. Join Steve Cary and other lepidopterists as they cleverly search out our winged friends.
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June Rains Bring July Butterflies?
The Sierra Grande of New Mexico beckons and proves to be a challenging, but fruitful, journey for local lepidopterist Steve Cary. Sugarite Canyon brings together butterfly enthusiasts from across the southwest and beyond. Will they find what they are looking for?
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The Marine Blues Have Landed
Good field notes were key to observations of Marine Blues in New Mexico! In addition to this reminder from the past, this month’s post contains several incredible stories, from the early life of Mourning Cloak larvae to the incredible rearing and hatching of Viola’s Oak Hairstreak.
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