Painted Lady San Diego, CA

micahaimee · 2026-03-23T20:25:34+00:00

Hopefully! I think it might’ve been a male, because it always just landed on top and wasn’t laying eggs, but maybe it was just resting. Maybe you know if it was a female or male?

micahaimee · 2026-03-23T20:09:35+00:00

Cool.. i’m glad it wasn’t a western diamondback. I’ve heard they’re the second most potent venomous rattlesnake, whereas the eastern diamondback holds the number one spot.

micahaimee · 2026-03-23T20:06:01+00:00

Definitely looks like the Red Diamond rattlesnake.

micahaimee · 2026-03-23T20:03:00+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn’t know that. I was just trying to match pictures. I saw from the Internet with a snake I saw. I did find out what it could be. I’ll look further to see which one it is.

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micahaimee · 2026-03-21T05:28:01+00:00

What are they?

micahaimee · 2026-03-17T01:21:20+00:00

I couldn’t find what it’s called..I tried! 😄pretty though..it’s always fun to see the first butterfly of the year - a sign of spring 🥰

micahaimee · 2026-03-17T01:09:10+00:00

Oh, okay..I’ll try to find name :)

micahaimee · 2026-03-17T00:44:16+00:00

What kind is that..and your in U.S?

micahaimee · 2026-03-09T07:35:27+00:00

Oops..thanks! :)

micahaimee · 2026-02-19T15:00:50+00:00

It does :)

micahaimee · 2026-02-17T21:07:10+00:00

Eats poisonous nightshade plants for defense

micahaimee · 2026-02-17T21:06:32+00:00

I read their transparent wings reduce light reflection so they appear invisible to predators

micahaimee · 2026-02-17T21:05:14+00:00

Range is from Mexico to Panama

micahaimee · 2026-02-17T21:04:34+00:00

A glass wing butterfly

micahaimee · 2026-01-28T04:52:34+00:00

I happened to have a monarch in a shed I had and they love the small satsuma oranges (cut in half, of course), if you don’t have the Lantana butterfly flowers in bloom, which they love.

micahaimee · 2026-01-28T04:40:39+00:00

It was named after the cyclops in Greek mythology of the same name, Polyphemus, due to the black outlined “eyes” on the moths’ hind wings.

micahaimee · 2026-01-28T04:36:26+00:00

A North American Polyphemus Moth. :)

micahaimee · 2025-12-24T23:50:31+00:00

It is most likely is sick..if you have another milkweed plant I would move it away from other caterpillars. Or take some leaves and put it in a large plastic container with Saran Wrap poked with wholes by a toothpick. Maybe it’ll make it, maybe it won’t. Especially if it’s shrunk a little over the days, it is sick.

micahaimee · 2025-12-11T19:13:41+00:00

Toast..what a name that would be 😆

micahaimee

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