Posts Tagged: orange sulphur butterfly

Return to Research and Education for Sonoma County

Mellow Yellow: The Butterflies Are Back!

Mellow yellow! The butterflies are back! We spotted a bright yellow butterfly nectaring a bush germander on Feb. 7 in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis. So early! Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, professor of...

Orange Sulphur Butterfly

A MALE orange sulphur butterfly (Colias eurythme) nectars a bush germander on Feb. 7 at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharing Air Space

YELLOW AIRCRAFT and a yellow butterfly shared air space off Bee Biology Road on Feb. 7. This plane was practicing its takeoffs and landings at the University Airport. An apparent show of mimicry? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Comments: 0

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Art Shapiro (297), bush germander (1), Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (90), orange sulphur butterfly (2)

Posts Tagged: orange sulphur butterfly

Mellow Yellow: The Butterflies Are Back!

Read more