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Butterflies

National Museum of Natural History, Butterfly Pavilion

Flutters and Flowers

March 6, 2023 at 12:11 pm

Need a little tropical escape during the last of the dreary, cold winter days? How about a visit to the Butterfly Pavilion at the National Museum of National History? The museum has hosted the exhibit Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution since 2006.  This exhibit contains an 800-square-foot pavilion that is open year-round for visitors […]

Large purple and white veined flower with yellow center

Munch, Crunch, Lunch: Hungry Caterpillars in the Ripley Garden

September 26, 2017 at 6:42 pm

For years I have been enamored with the Dutchman’s Pipe family – especially the large showy tropical varieties with their flamboyant flowers. Despite the cool features of these plants they are not palatable to our local Pipevine Swallowtails. Although the plant is in the right family for them to lay their eggs on, the larvae […]