A beautiful female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feasts on nectar from a cluster of lantana. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A beautiful female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feasts on nectar from lantana blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Close up of a Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) perching on a leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio, Glaucus), North Carolina's State Butterfly, feeds on nectar from Brazilian Vervain blooms.
Macro profile view of a Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) seeks out the nectar from Pickerweed blooms. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An Ocola Skipper, or Long-winged Skipper, (Panoquina ocola) resting on a leaf.
Profile view of a Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda), which resembles a cute stuffy toy. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Top view of a Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda), which resembles a cute stuffy toy. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Frontal view of a Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda), which resembles a cute stuffy toy. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Yellow-striped Armyworm (Spodoptera ornithogalli), a pest of signicant concern, devours a soybean leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Top view of a Crocus Geometer Moth (Genus Xanthotype), clinging to a stem. Raleigh, North Carolina.l
A Crocus Geometer Moth (Genus Xanthotype) clings to a stem. Raleigh, North Carolina.l
Close up of a Pearl Crescent Butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) with its wing down. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma) hangs out on a nice green leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) perches on a blade of grass. Springtime in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) rests delicately upon a leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A dew-laden Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) patiently waits for the morning sunshine. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The wings of a Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) catch the golden hour light just before the sun fades over the horizon. Raleigh, NC.
A Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris Diffinis) caterpillar munching on a leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Black-spotted Prominent (Dasylophia anguina) caterpillar munching on some nice green leaves. Raleigh, North Carolina.
