Mastodawn

Any idea who these will be grow up to be? We were out walking Cody and my husband spotted them along the fence line. There were dozens of them. It looks as though they're made of little bits of leaves and grass. #Entomology #Lepidopterology #insects #butterflies #moth

Jack C.M Apr 27

Butterflies Are in Dramatic Decline Across North America. A Close Look at the Western Monarch Shows Why. Via @smithsonianmagazine #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Entomology #Lepidopterology 🦋

Butterflies Are in Dramatic De...

Butterflies Are in Dramatic Decline Across North America. A Close Look at the Western Monarch Shows Why

Pesticides, habitat loss and climate change have taken their toll on the beloved insects. But the experts working with them still find hope for their future

Smithsonian Magazine

Lavali Art Nov 29, 2025

Hello!! This is my #introduction post i suppose. I'm Lavali, I do art, focusing on naturalist illustration and I love drawing birds! I'm pretty new to socials so I'm still figuring out how to do stuff. I was on instagram, but stopped for a while, and when I came back it sucked so :/ Here's some #art

#ornithology #botany #lepidopterology #birds #rhinocerosauklet #cerorhincamonocerata #nightshade #tigerswallowtail #swallowtail #glossyibis

Jack C.M Oct 6, 2025

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours. Via @guardian #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Entomology #Lepidopterology #ClimateChange 🌎♨️

As forests are cut down, butte...

As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

The Guardian