A cocoon is distinct from both a pupa and chrysalis. It is a hard, silk shell that a moth larva weaves around itself before it enters the pupa stage of metamorphosis.

Three notable butterfly species in our region are monarch, great southern white, and red admiral butterflies. Monarch butterflies are possibly the most well-known lepidopterans in the United States.

News The great butterfly migration: Unnoticed by most, Red Admiral silently invades N.J. Published: May. 11, 2012, 12:02 p.m. By Ryan Hutchins/The Star-Ledger ...

More than 60% of all animal species are insects. The majority of these species undergo complete metamorphosis, whereby the larva transforms into a pupa and then an adult. A classic example of this ...

Nature Trail: The Red Admiral butterfly is an annual migrant The orange-red, black and white, Red Admiral is one of the largest and handsomest members of Ireland’s butterfly fauna.

Object Details author Laidlaw, W. B. R (William Brittain Rutherford) 1902- Contents Historical review -- Systematic position -- Wings : Patterns & variations -- Distribution -- Behaviour : populations ...

View full size Lynn Ischay, The Plain DealerDozens of red admiral butterflies fed on viburnum flowers in front of a Euclid, Ohio, lakefront house on Monday morning, April 15, 2012. In spite of the ...

There have already been more than 370 red admiral observations logged in New York this year via iNaturalist, a social network for sharing biodiversity information. The total includes 42 logged ...