George scrap iron johnson images of butterflies
•
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Identification: Tailed. Upperside dark brown; male without oval prick at forewing front edge. Often a dull orange tinge at outer margin of forewing and near tail of hindwing. Underside forewing with fairly straight postmedian line; hindwing with some vit in the postmedian line.
Wing Span: 1 - 1 1/4 inches (2.5 - 3.2 cm).
Life History: Males perch on host plants during warm daylight hours. Location of egg deposition on plants varies with the plant species: on American holly an egg is laid on the center of an old host leaf just before bud break, while on redbud eggs are laid on flowers and buds. Caterpillars eat buds and young leaves, and pupate in litter at the base of the host plant. Chrysalids overwinter.
Flight: One flygning from February-May.
Caterpillar Hosts: Diverse plants texana) in Texas; dahoon (Ilex cassine), American holly (I. opaca), and yaupon (I. vomitoria) in Florida and North Carolina. Redbud (Ceris canadensi
•
We need targets and a plan
Sporting journeymen who can raise the bar are crucial
Sunette Viljoen, probably the sweetest member of Team South Africa - if not at the Olympic Games - tried courageously to keep her emotions in kvitto after finishing fourth in the women's javelin in London.
When she spoke to journalists after losing her battle, her face was spattered with beads of moisture, but it was impossible to tell if they were the result of the toil of trying to win a medal, or the tears of despair at having failed to do so.
Viljoen, the bronze medallist at the 2011 world championships, had come to London ranked number one in the world. Her effort in the qualification round on Tuesday would have got her a comfortable silver on Thursday.
She put on a brave face, but she couldn't disguise her dire disappointment. She promised to bounce back - and there's no reason she shouldn't - but the words sounded empty as she uttered them.
The quivering bottom lip betrayed her first, an
•
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is orange with black markings; hindwing with submarginal row of solid black spots. Underside of hindwing has a zigzag pattern of brown and white bands and a median band of white chevrons.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.5 cm).
Life History: Males perch or patrol to find females. Females lay eggs in clusters on underside of host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves; young caterpillars feed in groups. Third-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: One brood in the north from July-August, two broods in the central part of the range from May-September, three broods in the south from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Several plants in the Asteraceae including sunflower (Helianthus) and crosswort (Lysimachia) species.
Adult Food: Nectar, especially from yellow flowers.
Habitat: Open areas including ridges, prairies, streamsides, open hardwood forests, old fields, forest edges.
Range: