This caterpillar of the White-lined Syphnx Moth was voraciously munching the little remaining foliage on this plant. It was photographed on a hike in San Timoteo Canyon recently. I only saw two of them. One year a few years ago there were areas farther out in the desert, that had hundreds of this species of caterpillar. I haven't been in those areas to check, but when I saw these two, it made me wonder if the extra flowers and other plants this spring might have brought them out in large numbers again. 4/25/19 Judith Sparhawk
This pretty butterfly was photographed at San Diego Safari Park. Most of the time it was fluttering its wings very quickly, and was difficult to shoot. This was taken while it was fluttering, but I was lucky enough to almost stop the action.
This butterfly was in the seasonal exhibit at San Diego Safari Park. Although most of the were more colorful, there was something about the delicacy of this one that I really liked. 4/11/19 Judith Sparhawk
