Here is the scientific ID chart for “Toxic Tango 1: Sea Slugs”. There is some confusion and several synonyms for some of the creatures, so I’ve asked my father to …
Gaudy Commodore
The second butterfly in the new series is Precis octavia, or Gaudy Commodore. This African butterfly exhibits two very different color forms – red and black in summer and blue, …
New Butterflies Coming
I’ve had so much fun finding various ways to use those four moths and one butterfly from the series I painted for the the “Little Book of Metamorphosis” handmade art …
Bordered Butterfly card set 6
Here are the cards of Bordered Butterfly set 6. The caterpillars are included with the identification on the back of these cards.
Beetles accepted
I found out this morning that my submission to the Marin Community Foundation exhibit was accepted! Beautiful Beetles will hang with 11 other pieces of art (each from a different …
Four Moths, One Butterfly, and their Caterpillars
“Four Moths, One Butterfly and their Caterpillars” is what I’m calling my newest project using the moth, butterfly and caterpillar images I’ve had in mind for a Little Book of …
Award for Fishes
All the fishes in “Hawaiian Fishes All the Way Down” are very excited. They were just awarded an Honorable Mention in the “All Creatures” juried show at Marin Society of …
Caterpillar book, Step 6
The latest installment for of the caterpillar and moth for “The Little Book of Metamorphosis” is now completed. The caterpillar of Citheronia regalis is known as the Hickory Horned Devil. …
Caterpillar Book, step 5
This next moth is my favorite so far. It’s Acherontia atropos, the Death’s Head Hawkmoth. Actually, the Death’s Head Hawkmoth refers to any one of these three species of moth: …
Caterpillar Book, step 3
The third caterpillar/butterfly combination is Marpesia petreus, the Ruddy Daggerwing. I find the small similarities between the caterpillar and butterfly forms of the species fascinating.
Caterpillar book, step 2
The next moth that I’ve painted is the Euchaetes egle, or Milkweed Tussock Moth. It is a very simple, humble looking thing. The wings are very plain, and only the …
Hawaiian Fish
The watercolor painting of Hawaiian fish is completed. I’m currently working on the identification chart for it. I’ll take it to be photographed as a 4×5 transparency, which is then …