Butterfly in the Honeysuckle

Welcome back, people of my insect world!

Today we will take a closer look at the Black Swallowtail.  From the order Lepodoptera, this insect is a beautiful butterfly!

There larva are caterpillars so they look very different from their adult form.  The caterpillar is yellow with black stripes and orange dots.  They like to eat the leaves of carrots, celery, dill and weeds.

The adult butterfly are black with yellow and blue dots.  The adults enjoy a diet of nectar from flowers like the honeysuckle where I found this specimen.

I will meet you again as we come together to learn about the praying mantis.

Short Introduction

I, Gus, vow to take you, the reader, on a safari in my world of insects.  I hope that my love of insects will interest you as well.  I try to find at least one insect a day.  I also have three younger brothers who come along on my insect safari (Widget, Pook and Snookems).

I am so excited that I cannot wait until next time.  I found this insect right after I decided to start this blog!




I will first show you my discovery of the leaf-footed bug.

The leaf-footed bug are in the order Hemiptera.  Their larva are called nymphs which look like the adults but are smaller and have no wings.  They eat on plants in their surroundings. They have a white line across their backs.  Their legs are flattened to look like leaves.  Most of these bugs are brown in color.

I did not need to go very far for this insect safari.  I found this little guy at my house right outside my door!

Next time, we will discover the Black Swallowtail.