Found this hiding unidentified in a drawer: only the eleventh known specimen of Leucotmemis pardimacula, a presumably endangered Mexican wasp moth. Ours was collected in Chiapas in 1985.
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Another stinging caterpillar, a saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea), showing off its fine green livery while waiting for a fairy knight (in spine-proof armor) to ride it into battle.
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Another monarch butterfly laying eggs on our milkweed this morning. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #SaveTheMonarch #endangeredspecies
