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865-26. Green form of chrysalis (pupal stage of butterfly) of Black Swallowtail formed on a plant stem in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2010Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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865-26. Green form of chrysalis (pupal stage of butterfly) of Black Swallowtail formed on a plant stem in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2010Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2010  Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Post Oak Trail at morning in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2010  Ventral surface of Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2010  Black swallowtail butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010  Tail area of wings of Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2010  Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2010  Inactive black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010  Pupa, or chrysalis stage of monarch butterfly in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 27, 2021  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2022  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on parsley in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on a stalk of parsley in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021  Young caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on a stalk of parsley in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021  Black swallowtail caterpillar on a stalk of meadow parsley in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010  Spiny spider eating black swallowtail butterflies in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010  Tail part of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, June 2, 2010  Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) at morning on a stalk of Slender bush clover in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, June 2, 2010  Black swallowtail caterpillar in dew showing its osmeterium (orange horns, forked, eversible organ behind the head) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 23, 2010  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 29, 2010  Crescent(?) butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010  Crescent(?) butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010  Crescent(?) butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010  Checkered skipper butterfly (Pyrgus communis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010  Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010  Disturbed caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in defensive pose showing orange horns (osmeterium) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 23, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Layers of ice are formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in defensive pose retracting orange horns (osmeterium) and showing three pairs of front legs in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 23, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Thin layers of ice are often formed into exquisite patterns that curl into "petals" that resemble flowers. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. At the first hard freeze, even though the plant has gone to seed and looks dead, the roots are still active. The sap freezes, splits open the stem and forms these "frost-flowers". College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Button snakeroot (yuccaleaf snakeroot, Eryngium yuccifolium) with a butterfly in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2010  Wiggling gulf fritillary caterpillar beginning to form a chrysalis in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 6, 2009  Orange and black butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2014  Black-staining polypore mushrooms Meripilus sumstinei in mature stage in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 24, 2021  Close up of orange and black butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 1, 2014  Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023  Butterfly on ragweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2010  A butterfly on black eyed susan flower near Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2007  Head of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023  Butterfly sleeping on ragweed (Ambrosia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2010  Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Black tarantula like spider Ummidia sp. (Trapdoor Spider) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 1, 2010  Close-up of a tail section of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2023  Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) butterfly on a road in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Irregular rosette from the same branched stem of black-staining polypore mushrooms Meripilus sumstinei at the base of dry Mexican plum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2021  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frozen sap extruded from stem. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) butterfly on Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Sap within its stalks bursts forth to form icy formations along its lower stems. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Skipper butterfly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) after hard freeze on sewer line right of way in Lick Creek Park. Frothy texture of frozen sap extruded from stem looks like cotton candy. College Station, Texas, January 9, 2010  Red stem (Portulacaria afre) succulent plant in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, May 25, 2010  Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2012  Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 14, 2012  Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2019  Black beetle on a leaf of woolly croton in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 3, 2010  Earlier instar (dark with a white saddle) of Black swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes) on an island in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, April 22, 2010  Green lynx spider on coreopsis in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010  Flower of Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 14, 2012  Back lit Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 14, 2012  Red and black aphids on a plant of frostweed (Verbesina virginica) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Giant Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019  Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) near Zapliusye in Pskov Region south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2010  Close up of giant Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019  Green lynx spider on a nest in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2010  Green lynx spider with an egg sack in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 24, 2010  Green lynx spider near his nest in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 12, 2010  Green bug nymph on a receptacle of false dandelion in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010  Leaves and a flower of Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 14, 2012  Close up of a flower of Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 14, 2012  Black-eyed susan flower and needlegrass rush on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) flower on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 19, 2010  Meadow pink and black-eyed susan flowers on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Malformed crested form of Drummond s beeblossom (Oenothera xenogaura, Gaura drummondii) in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021  Giant Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) on yaupon holly on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, June 7, 2019  Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum) flower in Lick Creek park, on Deer Run Trail. College Station, June 15, 2008  Flowers of a malformed crested form of Drummond s beeblossom (Oenothera xenogaura, Gaura drummondii) in Butterfly Garden at Andy Anderson Arboretum in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 5, 2021  Red and black striped caterpillar on soft golden aster (Bradburia pilosa) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2010  Scorpionfly with black and orange stripes (Panorpa nuptialis) on woolly croton in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010  Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on pink clover near Zapliusye in Pskov Region south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2010  Green lynx spider on soft golden aster in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 12, 2010  Green lynx mother spider with tiny spiderlings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010  Green lynx spider eating a flower beetle in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 6, 2010  Green lynx spider on a yellow flower of aster family in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2010  Forest near water treatment plant from Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 17, 2010  Green plant bugs (Miridae) and tumbling flower beetle on a yellow daisy in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 5, 2008  Green lynx spider on soft golden aster (Bradburia pilosa) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 3, 2010  Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) and Mock Bishop s Weed (Ptilimnium nuttali) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Remains of some black chrysalis and furry caterpillars under a log on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, October 5, 2021  Field of prairie parsley (Polytaenia texana), home of many black swallowtail caterpillars, in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 16, 2010  Dry black eyed susan flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, June 15, 2008  Dry black eyed susan flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 14, 2012  Some green mosses in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2021  Dry seed head of black eyed susan in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 30, 2012  Frostweed (Verbesina virginica) with black aphids in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2019  Dried black eyed susan flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2008  Dry head of black eyed susan flower in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2012  Black blister beetle (Epicauta pennsylvanica) on flat-topped goldenrod (bushy goldentop, Euthamia leptocephala(?)) near Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2010  Texture of green mosses in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 20, 2021 |