Egg Hunt! Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) female and eggs R8789 Skunk's Misery, ON
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) female and eggs on Stinging Nettle.
Skunk's Misery, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
April 26, 2017.
I took a quick shot of this Red Admiral preparing to lay an egg, and discovered 4 eggs already in place (see arrows). ;-)
Virtually every Stinging Nettle in sight had Red Admiral eggs on it. Red Admiral caterpillars are frequently attacked by parasites, so it will be interesting to see how many survive.
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My second book, "Familiar Butterflies of Indiana and their Natural History" is now available!
Please check out my first book, "Southern Ontario Butterflies and their Natural History". Now available on Amazon.ca!
www.amazon.ca/Southern-Ontario-Butterflies-Natural-Histor...
Information on both books here:
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Egg Hunt! Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) female and eggs R8789 Skunk's Misery, ON
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) female and eggs on Stinging Nettle.
Skunk's Misery, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
April 26, 2017.
I took a quick shot of this Red Admiral preparing to lay an egg, and discovered 4 eggs already in place (see arrows). ;-)
Virtually every Stinging Nettle in sight had Red Admiral eggs on it. Red Admiral caterpillars are frequently attacked by parasites, so it will be interesting to see how many survive.
Photographs, Text and Videos ©Jay Cossey, PhotographsFromNature.com (PFN)
All rights reserved. Contact: PhotographsFromNature@gmail.com
My second book, "Familiar Butterflies of Indiana and their Natural History" is now available!
Please check out my first book, "Southern Ontario Butterflies and their Natural History". Now available on Amazon.ca!
www.amazon.ca/Southern-Ontario-Butterflies-Natural-Histor...
Information on both books here:
photographsfromnature.com/butterfly-books
My website: www.PhotographsFromNature.com