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A small Monarch caterpillar on the Orange Milkweed.
Interestingly, they eat the leaves of the Common Milkweed, but only ever the flower buds of the Orange.

#butterflies #garden #flowers

A small yellow caterpillar with white and black bands, nibbling on the flower buds of a plant with clustered orange flowers.
#garden #Flowers #butterflies

Le volubilis résiste à la chaleur et à la sécheresse !
#flowers #volubilis #jardin #garden #photo #foto #mywork
#photo #mywork #garden #foto #Flowers #jardin #volubilis

#MothOfTheDay sees the return in 2026 of the vividly yellow and oh so cute:

CANARY-SHOULDERED THORN
Ennomos alniaria

Fairly common in the UK, attracted to light and larvae feed on various trees.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #yellow #summer #july #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate #yellow

Front on shot, slightly out of focus of a moth on a stick. Its wings are pointed vertically in a V shape above its thorax. Its wings are mottled yellow, but its head and thorax and very bright, vivid yellow and furry. It has two compound eyes close together either side of two palps, and two yellow feathered antennae sweep backwards from its head. Its thin grey legs grip a blue lolly stick.
Side on shot of canary shouldered thorn moth on a blue lolly stick. It faces left. It has a thick chunky pale yellow beige abdomen fronted by a thick shock vivid yellow fur at its thorax and head. Its large scalloped wings and mottled yellow with purple suffusion near the outer edge and a black mark right in the centre. They are held vertical and back like a billowing cape. Its head is canary yellow with two palps that resemble a tiny beak and a black compound eye.
#nature #garden #science #Summer #biodiversity #AltText #wildlife #cute #insect #conservation #yellow #butterflies #entomology #moths #moth #mothoftheday #mothsandbutterflies #mothsmatter #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #july #educate

Don't mean to brag but WHY ARE MY PUMPKINS GROWING SO FAST. They're like doubling every two days??! Gonna be like James and the Giant Pumpkin by October?? Also whilst we're on a #garden tour, check out my corn and cucumbers. Smol so far but I'm still excited 😊 🎃 🌽 🥒 #vegetables
Was one fist the other day is like two to 3 fist big now!!
Corn! Growing in my garden! I'm as surprised as you.
A teeny tiny cucumber, about 1cm long
#garden #vegetables

#MothOfTheDay is

OAK EGGAR
Lasiocampa quercus

Name comes from its acorn-shaped cocoon. Larvae actually feed on heathers, brambles and hawthorns.

BONUS PICTURE - just for fun, 11 of the 14 Elephant Hawk-moths to pay a visit last night. Three were photo-shy and flew off.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #yellow #summer #july #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate

An overhead photograph of a large female Oak Eggar moth resting on a person's index finger. The finger points right, but the moth hangs off it vertically. The moth has a stout, robust body shape covered in a dense, fluffy mane of golden-brown or tawny-orange hair. The forewing is smooth and triangular, coloured in a gradient of warm ochre-brown. A distinct, slightly curved dark brown line runs horizontally about halfway down separating the darker upper end from a slightly lighter orange-brown rear section. Two prominent, bright white oval spot sits near the centre of each forewing. Two short, pale orange antennae curve upward from the head. The background features a blurred green garden and chicken wire.
A side-profile of a female Oak Eggar moth resting on my index finger. It faces left. It is very large - about 5-6cm long and very chunky The moth has a robust body and its head and nape are covered in a dense, fluffy mane of golden-brown or tawny-orange hair. The forewing is smooth and triangular, coloured in a gradient of warm ochre-brown. A distinct, slightly curved dark brown line runs vertically down the outer third of the wing, separating the more intensely coloured top end from a slightly lighter orange-brown rear section. A prominent, bright white oval spot sits near the centre of the forewing. Two short, pale orange antennae curve upward from the head. The background features a blurred green garden and chicken wire.
Overhead shot of an egg tray with 11 pink and olive coloured elephant hawkmoths in different positions. The hawkmoths are about 6cm long and fighter jet shaped. The egg box is green-grey.
#nature #garden #science #Summer #biodiversity #AltText #wildlife #cute #insect #conservation #yellow #butterflies #entomology #moths #moth #mothoftheday #mothsandbutterflies #mothsmatter #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #july #educate

For your viewing pleasure. A garden is a place of joy.
#nature
#flowers
#garden
#myphotos
#nature #garden #Flowers #myphotos

Hibiscus "Oiseau Bleu" in my front yard.

The first flower got scorched in the sun, the second flower caught fire, fell over and then sank into the swamp, but the third flower... The third flower is beautiful!

#hibiscus #bloomscrolling #silentsunday #oiseaubleu #bluehibiscus #garden #colourful #pretty #flower #thiscaptionistoosilly

Closeup of a pale blue hibiscus flower on its plant, the stamen is white and the center of the flower is a dark reddish purple
#garden #silentsunday #flower #bloomscrolling #hibiscus #oiseaubleu #bluehibiscus #colourful #pretty #thiscaptionistoosilly

I have no idea what these thingies are on my lavender plant so I’m just going to call them thingies. #silentsunday #photography #garden #lavender
A close-up of a lavender plant with vibrant purple flowers. The image highlights the unique shape and texture of the petals, set against a blurred green background. (apparently AI doesn’t know what they’re called either)
#photography #garden #silentsunday #lavender

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