There’s more to Frazier Park than just #butterflies. I’d really like to spend some time there. The Transverse Ranges are a unique place within California’s mountain system, connecting the Coast Ranges with the Sierras, and a bit higher than its coastal connections. The geology is different, and crisscrossed by several active faults. And it’s gorgeous.

Flying Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Cresson, PA 5/25/2026

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Black Swallowtail
Altoona, PA 5/25/2026

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Hobomok Skipper
Cresson, PA 5/25/2026

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Mating Pearl Crescents
Cresson, PA 5/25/2026

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Pepper and Salt Skipper
Cresson, PA 5/25/2026

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Common Ringlets
Cresson, PA 5/25/2026

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Flying Silver-spotted Skipper
Cresson, PA 5/25/2026

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Illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian, from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/331031ee-5a8e-48ee-b037-1dfe2ac3dda2

#metamorphosis #insects #moths #caterpillars #botanical #butterflies #flora #flowers #berries #leaves #plants #art #publicdomain