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@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
2026-07-26 15:24:20

PSA: Wood boxes with slits that are marketed as "butterfly houses" are purely decorative. Multiple studies have confirmed that butterflies never use them. But paper wasps (Polistes) do, which is not great for butterfly populations because these wasps hunt caterpillars. Plus they sting, so not great for humans walking by. #butterflies #scam #insects #nature #garden #lepidoptera #wasps

@shaun@mastodon.xyz
2026-08-17 02:57:59

#butterfly #lepidoptera #bugs #memphis

A butterfly, maybe a red spotted purple, rests on moist ground after I watered the area. It’s colored a spectacular iridescent blue, with hues of orange and black stripes. Memphis, Tennessee, August 15, 2026
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocks
2026-07-18 11:49:03

National Moth Week is July 18-26. Anyone going to a mothing event? Sugaring some trees in your back yard?? Got a blacklight??? #NationalMothWeek #MothWeek #moths #mothing #inaturalist #insects #lepidoptera #nature