In northern regions, many butterflies use leaf litter and dried plant matter to protect eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises, and adults throughout the cold winter months. Swallowtails overwinter in ...

LIFE CYCLE: When host plants become desiccated, larvae seek shelter among leaf litter until the following winter. Fall and winter rains spark the germination of the host plant, which in turn causes ...

Rocky Mountain or California clearwing, often referred to as a bumblebee or hummingbird moth, not extremely common in San ...

DESCRIPTION: The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly has a checkered pattern on its wings ... until the fall when they enter a period of suspended growth, hiding in leaf litter and tree bark ...