http://worldbutterflies.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by World Butterflies en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:43:31 GMT 2010-01-04T09:43:31Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778355&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace   A butterfly hovers closely And then quickly moves away, Swiftly going wherever It's heart may freely say. A butterfly lowers and rises With the wind's gusty breath, As if coupled within . . . Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:08:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778355&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Carol P. 2009-08-18T15:08:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977743111&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Badamia - The Brown Awl Branded Orange Awlet Burara oedipodea Brown Awl Badamia exclamationis   Green Awlet Burara vasutana Orange Awlet Burara harisa . . . Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:06:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977743111&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace arun tp 2009-07-20T09:06:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667625&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace We recently (appx. 5 weeks ago) moved into a home from a temporary apartment.  The home and yard both needed lots of TLC.  Since working outside in the yard is good therapy for me, I have spent . . . Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:57:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667625&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Merry W. 2009-04-27T22:57:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571126&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace   I always think that nature is playing games with designs and colors. I have noticed how these species of butterflies differs. Just in rings. It is a mystery. Why there are 3 types of butterflies . . . Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:14:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977571126&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace arun tp 2009-01-22T09:14:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977547316&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace He had a great day at the Living Desert just outside of Palm Springs California.  One of our favorite areas was the Butterfly Building:  The butterflies were cold so we saw more hummingbirds, . . . Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:09:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977547316&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jan C. 2008-12-29T04:09:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533316&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace A couple of months ago we found a very hairy, black caterpiller in the bushes near our front door.  We brought it inside and kept it fed.  A couple of weeks later it coccooned.  Several . . . Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:46:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533316&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Joe S. 2008-12-12T13:46:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475993&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace   Glassy Tiger (parantica aglea) is a common butterfly that moves majestically all along my garden around the year. It is wonderful to look at this species. Most time it glides all around without . . . Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:27:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977475993&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace arun tp 2008-10-13T08:27:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977430935&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Since I didn't really post many of my butterfly pics in my Insect Invasion post I thought I would start a new photo essay just for my butterfly pics.  Especially since I have soooo many of them. . . . Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:47:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977430935&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Amanda C. 2008-08-27T12:47:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400267&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace As many of you know, we've been raising painted lady butterflies this month. We released the Painted Ladies (all but one, that is) at the lake this week. Well, just a few minutes ago I heard this . . . Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:16:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400267&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2008-07-17T18:16:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394189&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace                                                      . . . Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:29:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977394189&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace jenny D. 2008-07-12T02:29:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144020&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Last time I wrote about Nigger and Common bush brown. This time I want you to know about the wings in Yellow and its zig zag movements and tireless effort from one flower to another in a moderate speed. . . . Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:30:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977144020&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace arun tp 2007-10-11T08:30:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389513&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace   It is very interesting to view Common Palm Fly butterfly. It is mainly found around forests and where there are Palm groves. Palm fly is a beautiful butterfly. It moves slowly around and is . . . Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:02:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389513&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace arun tp 2008-07-04T10:02:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385778&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace As many of you have noticed we have been raising Monarchs this month. Along this journey I've learned a lot about how you all can raise them yourselves. I know there's probably two big questions . . . Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:31:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385778&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2008-06-30T08:31:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383220&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Well, I stayed up filled with worry and guilt after the fall for nearly 4 hours. At 7:30am I finally turned in, but not before taking a friend's advice to lay it on a leaf. I did so barely seeing any . . . Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:26:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383220&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2008-06-26T19:26:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382438&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Yesterday our eldest Monarch was sitting on the top of our butterfly treehouse. Gideon wanted so much to take him down, but I said leave it be. I had a feeling that it's time to be a butterfly was . . . Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:24:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382438&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2008-06-25T21:24:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382818&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace I'm hoping maybe someone can alleviate our concerns over this tragedy here. As many of you know our eldest J hooked yesterday. We were very excited and left it alone. It did not start to form . . . Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:35:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382818&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2008-06-26T09:35:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368906&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Well, remember that egg we had on the milkweed at the library? Well once we got into the car it was gone... and we worried that it fell off. How terrible would that have been? We had seen something . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:25:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368906&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2008-06-11T08:25:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368108&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Yesterday was the beginning of summer reading - an event that we look forward to as a family. This year's theme is "Catch The Reading Bug" which is great because Gideon LOVES bugs and because . . . Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:06:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368108&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Jennifer N. 2008-06-10T19:06:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113442&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace I have been familiar with brown wings in the past even when I was a little child when running all around grasses all over behind my house. At that time nothing interested me about these wings as it . . . Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:55:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113442&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace arun tp 2007-09-11T09:55:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363099&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace   "There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.    . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:19:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363099&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Kathy W. 2008-06-06T13:19:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303841&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Over the weekend we went to Key West.  We had free tickets to ride a boat down from Fort Myers so that saved a lot of money.  Then we stayed at the cheapest place we could find to stay in. . . . Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:55:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977303841&grpId=3659174697253311&nav=Groupspace Amanda C. 2008-04-07T14:55:27Z