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There are really
two groups of animals
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that grab
people's attention.
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And I think these two groups
get people's attention
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because they're brightly colored
and they're very active.
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They have wings, so they fly by:
the birds and the butterflies.
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And we want to zero in
on butterflies right now
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and talk about them
a little bit,
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especially butterflies
that are common
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within the boundaries
of the United States.
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I guess one way
to approach it is to put them
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in the right
classification scheme.
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They belong
to the animal kingdom.
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The next level down
in classification
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is called
a phylum.
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And the phylum
that they belong to
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is a group
called the arthropods.
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If you break that word down,
arthro,joint,pod,leg,
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the joint-legged
animals.
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these are animals
with an exoskeleton,
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a hard, shell-like covering
on the outside,
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and jointed legs.
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And there are
quite a few species
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that belong to this group,
arthropods:
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the spiders, the crabs,
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and also the group
that the butterflies belong to,
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and that's the class
that they belong to,
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the insects,
theInsecta.
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Used to be called
the hexapods
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because most insects have
six legs,
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but now we call them
insects.
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Typical, three body parts
in insects:
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a head, a thorax,
and an abdomen.
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On the head, you would always
have a pair of antennae,
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a couple
of compound eyes.
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On the thorax,
you have usually six legs,
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but there are a number
of species of butterflies
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with only four legs,
not six.
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And then usually, of course,
four wings is typical
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of butterflies
and most of the other insects,
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and then the large abdomen
on the end.
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Then insects
can be broken down
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into the next level,
called orders,
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and the order
that butterflies belong to
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is the order
Lepidoptera,
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Lepidosmeans "“scale."”
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P-T-E-R-Ameans "“wing."”
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The scale-winged insects,
butterflies and moths.
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Really, moths are
more abundant than butterflies,
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but we're gonna be looking
specifically
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at butterflies
right now.
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So let's get
started.
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Big butterflies
usually catch your eyes first.
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The swallowtails are
the real common butterflies
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that get fairly large
and sometimes puddle together.
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This is
the pipevine swallowtail,
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puddling, coming together
to get a little moisture.
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You can see
the tongue coming out,
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slurping up
a little moisture,
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and all that purple on the back
of the hind wing and forewing.
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The swallowlike tails
give it the name.
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This is the caterpillar
of the pipevine swallowtail,
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pretty incredible-looking
animal,
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feeding on--snakeroot
is one of the common names
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for the larval food plant,
or birthwort.
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Aristolochia
is the genus name.
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Changing plant
into animal.
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Isn't that incredible,
watching it chew
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right along the edge
of the leaf?
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Pipevine swallowtails
are pretty common
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around the eastern half
of the United States,
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but caterpillars,
it's amazing,
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the larval stage in the
life cycle of that butterfly.
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And this is the underside
of the wing
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of the pipevine
swallowtail.
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Again,
more purple there,
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and little portholes of yellow
on the side of the abdomen.
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Legs out there,
six legs,
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like insects would be
expected to have.
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Here's a spicebush
swallowtail among them.
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You see a little light blue
on the top of the hind wing,
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swallowlike tails and
the same markings on the side,
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but very, very different
on the top and bottom.
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Again, swallowtails
get the name
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from those swallowlike
tails sticking off.
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And there's the pair of antennae
with the bulges on the end.
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Another swallowtail
is really pretty widespread,
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the eastern
tiger swallowtail.
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The males are bright yellow
with black stripes.
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Females usually are
a lot darker than that.
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Again, here's one
puddling at a puddle,
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standing water,
wet ground,
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slurping up a little moisture
and maybe some minerals too.
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Larval food plant for this
is tuliptrees.
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It's the state butterfly
of South Carolina
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and the state
of Georgia.
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But pretty obvious.
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Look at the back wings
on this one.
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Something has torn
those wings.
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Maybe it flew into something,
or a bird took a bite out of it.
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That happens a lot
to butterflies.
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Then the zebra swallowtail
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with zebra striping
on the wings, the long tails,
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sometimes called
a kite swallowtail
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because it almost looks
like tails on a kite
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sticking
off the back.
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And you can see
individual scales on the wing,
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which are
pretty exciting,
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and a little bit of red
on the top.
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There would be a red stripe
on the underside of the wing.
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But look
at the fuzzy scales too.
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They look almost like hairs
on the front part of the body.
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There are the pair of antennae
with the bulge on the end
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and those compound eyes
that you would expect to see.
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Zebra swallowtails love
to live in low, wet places
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where the larval food plant
grows.
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And there it is,
pawpaw.
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There is the caterpillar of
the zebra swallowtail butterfly,
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with zebra striping on it, too,
on the larval food plant.
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If you want
to protect butterflies,
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you protect
the larval food plants.
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Greater variety
of larval food plants,
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you would have a greater variety
of butterflies coming there.
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I just love the markings
on that particular animal.
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Then the great
southern white.
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There are many whites,
or sulphur butterflies.
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This one has a little blue
on the tip of the antenna.
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And this is one that's really
in the lower Southeast,
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and it comes up
a little farther
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if the season is
a little extra warm.
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These are Spanish needles,
the flowers they're going to.
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That's a cluster
of flowers,
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so the tongue goes
into each flower,
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one at a time.
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And nectar, of course,
is energy that keeps '‘em flying.
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And that energy
originates in the sun,
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trapped by the plant,
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gets into the body
of the butterfly.
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The biggest yellow butterfly
in the United States,
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the cloudless sulphur.
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Long tongue
going into those flowers,
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and, again,
six legs on it.
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A little bit of darker markings,
but mainly all yellow.
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Cloudless sulphur.
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It doesn't have a lot
of dark markings
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on the edge
of the wing.
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And you can see that tongue
is long enough
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to go down
into deep-throated flowers.
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This one's easy to see
because it's very, very active.
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Sometimes in the Southeast,
the population really explodes,
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and it begins to migrate,
oftentimes heading north.
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Look at that tongue,
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going way down the long throat
of that tubular flower,
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getting nectar,
and nectar is sugar.
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Some butterflies
are big and obvious.
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Some are small, and this one,
if it hadn't moved,
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I don't think
we would have seen it.
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Out west, one of the blues,
the acmon blue butterfly.
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Look at the red on the underside
and that silver, oh boy.
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The black and the silver,
incredible,
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and the markings on the antennae
are typical of the blues.
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Most of the blues
are actually blue in color,
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but sometimes
they are not.
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But you see
the small size.
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They often position themselves,
open up the wings,
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get a little more energy
from the sun to warm them up.
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Look at the markings
on the top of those hind wings
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and that little bit of blue
reflection on it too.
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Tiny, little butterfly, probably
as big as your thumbnail.
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Of course, butterflies
don't grow any bigger.
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When you see
an insect with wings,
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you're looking at an adult
insect almost all the time.
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This is the smallest butterfly,
the pygmy blue butterfly.
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It doesn't have
a whole lot of blue.
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It's more brown.
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Antennae look
about the same.
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Wind's blowing it
a little,
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but this is one
that loves salty situations
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along the coast in the east
and in the west,
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and this is the western species
in the salt flats out west.
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And that butterfly
is hard to believe,
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the small size of it,
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until you put something in there
that you're familiar with
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to kind of give you a feeling
for how small it is.
08:57.033 --> 08:59.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
And this is
on one of those salt bushes,
08:59.633 --> 09:02.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
and that's my index finger
going in.
09:02.366 --> 09:05.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Look at that
tiny, little butterfly.
09:05.966 --> 09:09.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Of course, these butterflies,
all of them we've looked at,
09:09.400 --> 09:12.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
as a general rule live
about two weeks as an adult.
09:12.466 --> 09:15.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
There are exceptions
to the rule,
09:15.200 --> 09:17.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
but the rule is
a very short adult lifespan.
09:17.800 --> 09:20.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
One of the rarest blues,
the Karner blue butterfly.
09:20.833 --> 09:23.000 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
We saw this one
in Wisconsin.
09:23.000 --> 09:24.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Oh, look at the blue
on the back.
09:24.933 --> 09:27.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Look at the markings
on the top of the hind wing.
09:27.733 --> 09:30.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
These are
incredibly beautiful animals,
09:30.066 --> 09:32.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
and this one lays eggs
on lupines.
09:32.100 --> 09:35.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Looks like a female with
a large abdomen full of eggs
09:35.333 --> 09:39.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
that she would deposit
one at a time on lupine leaves.
09:39.433 --> 09:43.266 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Again, the connection
with the larval food plant.
09:43.266 --> 09:47.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
This is one of those endangered
species in the United States.
09:47.500 --> 09:50.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
What a beautiful animal,
and just a small one.
09:50.700 --> 09:53.433 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
And the American copper,
09:53.433 --> 09:57.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
called that because of those
coppery markings on the wings.
09:57.166 --> 10:00.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Gray otherwise, and then
all of that bright color.
10:00.333 --> 10:03.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
The coppers are widespread
in the United States.
10:03.066 --> 10:07.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Not as diverse as the blues,
but they're related to them,
10:07.333 --> 10:09.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
and the antennae
look a little bit alike.
10:09.933 --> 10:12.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
There again, compound eyes,
a pair of antennae,
10:12.766 --> 10:16.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
head, thorax, abdomen, like
you would expect on an insect.
10:16.333 --> 10:20.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
When you've got lots of flowers,
you expect lots of butterflies,
10:20.166 --> 10:22.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
and these are
gulf fritillaries.
10:22.233 --> 10:24.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Boy, I love the orange color
on the back,
10:24.600 --> 10:27.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
a little silver spotting
on the top of the wing,
10:27.466 --> 10:29.466 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
but there are
only four legs.
10:29.466 --> 10:31.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
There are quite a few
of our butterflies
10:31.766 --> 10:33.233 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
that only have
four legs.
10:33.233 --> 10:35.266 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
The front pair
are vestigial.
10:35.266 --> 10:38.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
They're insects, but they only
have four legs that function.
10:38.800 --> 10:40.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
There's that long tongue
coming out.
10:40.933 --> 10:43.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Oh, this is a good view
of the tongue
10:43.500 --> 10:45.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
going into that
deep tubular flower,
10:45.900 --> 10:48.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
and look at the colors
on that animal.
10:48.133 --> 10:51.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
Not a scale missing,
so you would expect this animal
10:51.233 --> 10:53.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
would have emerged
from a chrysalis recently.
10:53.900 --> 10:56.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
It hadn't been flying
for a long, long time.
10:56.500 --> 10:58.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
But there it is,
doing its work.
10:58.366 --> 11:01.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
A little bit of white edging
on the wing is nice too,
11:01.666 --> 11:04.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
and the silver spots
on the underside of the wings,
11:04.766 --> 11:07.833 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
one of the most beautiful
butterflies that we've got.
11:07.833 --> 11:11.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
Variegated fritillary, doesn't
have quite all the silver on it,
11:11.600 --> 11:14.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
but that's that brown
and yellow-orange look.
11:14.233 --> 11:17.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
You can see the antennae
sticking up, usually autumn.
11:17.933 --> 11:21.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
This is probably an autumn field
where this one was flying.
11:21.366 --> 11:24.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
But variegated fritillary
is the common name for it.
11:24.666 --> 11:27.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Lays eggs on quite a variety
of plants.
11:27.933 --> 11:31.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Sitting on a little flower
called blue vervain.
11:31.800 --> 11:34.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Lots of flowers there,
lots of nectar.
11:34.566 --> 11:38.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
And here's one of the bigger
butterflies called a fritillary,
11:38.266 --> 11:40.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5%
the great spangled fritillary.
11:40.233 --> 11:42.500 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
There's that proboscis.
11:42.500 --> 11:45.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Look at the color
in those compound eyes
11:45.333 --> 11:47.033 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
and the fuzz
on the back.
11:47.033 --> 11:48.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70%
That's an amazing animal,
11:48.933 --> 11:51.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
and, again,
count the number of legs.
11:51.066 --> 11:52.800 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
There are
only four here.
11:52.800 --> 11:54.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Quite a few
of our butterflies
11:54.900 --> 11:57.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
really only have
four functional legs.
11:57.233 --> 11:59.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
But look at the markings
on the back of that.
11:59.866 --> 12:03.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Sitting on butterfly weed,
which is one of the milkweeds.
12:03.466 --> 12:06.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Boy, that's attractive
to butterflies,
12:06.033 --> 12:08.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
so the common name
makes pretty good sense.
12:08.833 --> 12:11.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Up close and personal
looks like this,
12:11.333 --> 12:14.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
the fuzz on those
little palps out front
12:14.166 --> 12:18.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
and then those interesting
reflections in the compound eye.
12:18.833 --> 12:21.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Oh, boy,
nectar must taste really good.
12:21.166 --> 12:25.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
And that's energy
that, again, the plant produces.
12:25.433 --> 12:27.433 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
It draws insects,
12:27.433 --> 12:30.433 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
and they oftentimes carry away
pollen or pollen sacs.
12:30.433 --> 12:32.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Pearl crescent butterflies,
pretty abundant,
12:32.933 --> 12:35.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
sharing this group of flowers
with a little weevil.
12:35.866 --> 12:38.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Pearl crescent butterflies,
really common,
12:38.433 --> 12:40.600 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
widespread all over
the United States.
12:40.600 --> 12:42.866 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
Great number
of varieties.
12:42.866 --> 12:46.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
They're feeding there, and
this looks like a mating pair
12:46.100 --> 12:49.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
that actually are still sticking
together, clinging together.
12:49.766 --> 12:52.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Usually, the female
is larger than the male.
12:52.400 --> 12:54.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
And even in the breeze,
holding on
12:54.533 --> 12:56.733 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
and bouncing around
just a little bit.
12:56.733 --> 12:58.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Markings
on the antennae too,
12:58.400 --> 13:03.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
very much like the blues that
we saw earlier, or the coppers.
13:03.333 --> 13:06.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
And then this one is called
a Texan crescentspot,
13:06.933 --> 13:10.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
and the eastern version of this,
the Seminole crescent.
13:10.200 --> 13:13.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Not common in the Southeast,
but scattered,
13:13.066 --> 13:14.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
just junk populations
of them.
13:14.966 --> 13:18.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
I love the bright white
on the back of the wings.
13:18.200 --> 13:22.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
That white band is typical
of the species.
13:22.933 --> 13:27.600 align:left position:87.5% line:5% size:2.5%
♪
14:15.400 --> 14:18.933 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80%
thththththththththththththththt,
thatLepidoptera,that order,
14:18.933 --> 14:22.033 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5%
is one of the four
most common groups of insects,
14:22.033 --> 14:24.933 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5%
one of the four
most common orders of insects,
14:24.933 --> 14:27.133 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5%
and I think
I know why.
14:27.133 --> 14:29.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
All four
of the top groups of insects
14:29.266 --> 14:33.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
carry on something called
complete metamorphosis.
14:33.400 --> 14:35.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
You lay an egg,
which develops into a larva,
14:35.933 --> 14:39.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
which forms a pupa,
which becomes an adult.
14:39.200 --> 14:41.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
There are four stages
of development,
14:41.566 --> 14:43.700 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
and those stages
are very different.
14:43.700 --> 14:46.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
The egg is laid
on the larval food plant.
14:46.266 --> 14:49.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
That's one of those connections
that's interesting.
14:49.866 --> 14:52.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
If you like a diversity
of butterflies,
14:52.133 --> 14:54.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
you want a diversity
of larval food plants.
14:54.566 --> 14:57.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
The female lays an egg
on the proper plant.
14:57.000 --> 14:59.033 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
That develops
into a larva,
14:59.033 --> 15:01.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
which in butterflies
we call a caterpillar.
15:01.566 --> 15:03.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
They eat
certain species.
15:03.566 --> 15:05.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Some of them are picky;
others are not.
15:05.966 --> 15:08.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Finally, they form a pupa,
a resting stage,
15:08.700 --> 15:11.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
which in a butterfly
you would call a chrysalis.
15:11.666 --> 15:14.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
And then big changes occur
in that phase,
15:14.033 --> 15:17.100 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
and then the adult butterfly
comes out of that.
15:17.100 --> 15:19.333 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Caterpillar feeds
on leaves.
15:19.333 --> 15:22.700 align:left position:27.5% line:77% size:62.5%
The adult butterfly
is a nectar feeder
for the most part.
15:22.700 --> 15:25.000 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Mouthparts change;
it gets wings.
15:25.000 --> 15:27.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
It gets those antennae
that we talked about.
15:27.533 --> 15:29.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
The change that occurs
in the chrysalis
15:29.733 --> 15:31.466 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
is really
pretty incredible.
15:31.466 --> 15:34.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
It's like
the rabbit-out-of-the-hat trick
15:34.100 --> 15:36.433 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
raised
to the nth degree.
15:36.433 --> 15:38.833 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
And then, of course,
the adult butterfly
15:38.833 --> 15:42.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
is what we want
to get back into right now.
15:42.300 --> 15:45.400 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Again, a butterfly getting
a little bit of moisture.
15:45.400 --> 15:47.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
This one has
a little, silvery comma shape
15:47.866 --> 15:49.766 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
and then a space
and a little dot
15:49.766 --> 15:51.733 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
on the underside
of the hind wing.
15:51.733 --> 15:54.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Question mark butterfly
is the common name for it.
15:54.666 --> 15:56.666 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
Only four legs,
as you see.
15:56.666 --> 16:00.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
This is one of those butterflies
that overwinters as an adult
16:00.433 --> 16:03.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
and are sometimes called
anglewing butterflies.
16:03.366 --> 16:07.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Another close relative of that
one is the mourning cloak.
16:07.133 --> 16:09.566 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
A cloak of mourning
was worn in Europe,
16:09.566 --> 16:11.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
dark coat
with a little yellow edging,
16:11.733 --> 16:14.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
and that's the reason
for the name of this animal.
16:14.700 --> 16:17.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
In Europe, this is called
the Camberwell beauty,
16:17.500 --> 16:20.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
but we call it
the mourning cloak butterfly.
16:20.000 --> 16:21.966 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
It overwinters
as an adult, too,
16:21.966 --> 16:25.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
and comes out and feeds on sap
that oozes out of trees.
16:25.133 --> 16:27.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
I think that's
what's going on here.
16:27.233 --> 16:29.433 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
The head is down
in this one.
16:29.433 --> 16:31.500 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
See the markings
on the back.
16:31.500 --> 16:33.866 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Look at the purple
on the back,
16:33.866 --> 16:37.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
that brown, my goodness,
and that yellow edging.
16:37.200 --> 16:39.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Picking up
moisture out of mud.
16:39.200 --> 16:41.200 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Right along
the Congaree River
16:41.200 --> 16:44.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
is where we were
when this picture was taken.
16:44.566 --> 16:46.666 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
But isn't that
interesting?
16:46.666 --> 16:50.200 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
These adult butterflies
are fluid feeders for sure.
16:50.200 --> 16:52.100 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
And the red admiral
butterfly.
16:52.100 --> 16:55.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
That red band on the wings,
pretty typical.
16:55.100 --> 16:56.866 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
Again, four legs.
16:56.866 --> 17:00.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Tongue out, so it must be
getting moisture or liquid
17:00.266 --> 17:02.333 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
from something
on the side.
17:02.333 --> 17:06.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
And another one that looks
a little like that red admiral--
17:06.433 --> 17:09.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
matter of fact,
thisisthe red admiral still.
17:09.733 --> 17:11.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
It's got that red band
across the top.
17:11.966 --> 17:15.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
And now you can see the red
on the top of the hind wing.
17:15.333 --> 17:18.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
It really is easily confused
at this angle
17:18.566 --> 17:20.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
with a couple
of other butterflies
17:20.933 --> 17:23.166 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
called
the painted ladies.
17:23.166 --> 17:26.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
But that's the red admiral,
and it looks very fresh.
17:26.700 --> 17:29.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Now, speaking
of painted lady butterflies,
17:29.133 --> 17:32.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
this is one of those butterflies
that's kind of interesting
17:32.666 --> 17:34.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
because of the color
on the back,
17:34.600 --> 17:37.266 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
the color on the underside
of the front wing,
17:37.266 --> 17:39.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
and a pair
of false eyespots.
17:39.333 --> 17:41.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
On the underside
of the hind wing,
17:41.366 --> 17:44.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
there are eyespots that draw
the predators' attention
17:44.366 --> 17:46.500 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
away from the body
to the back.
17:46.500 --> 17:48.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
The American lady
is what it's called.
17:48.800 --> 17:51.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Used to be called
the American painted lady.
17:51.300 --> 17:54.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
See those two eyespots on
the underside of the hind wing
17:54.500 --> 17:58.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
and that rouge-red color on
the underside of the forewing,
17:58.500 --> 18:01.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
which always gives
the name painted lady to it,
18:01.633 --> 18:03.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
but now known
as the American lady.
18:03.700 --> 18:06.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
There's another one
up close and personal.
18:06.266 --> 18:08.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
You see the pink
on the forewing
18:08.366 --> 18:11.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
and thosebigeyespots on
the underside of the hind wing.
18:11.800 --> 18:13.800 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
And nectar,
nectar, nectar.
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The one on top
hasn't been flying
18:16.166 --> 18:18.500 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
as long as
the one on bottom.
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This one has
a number of eyespots,
18:20.933 --> 18:23.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
not just two big ones,
but four or five.
18:23.700 --> 18:25.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
And this is
the painted lady butterfly,
18:25.900 --> 18:28.300 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
and this species
is in North America
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and also in Europe
18:30.266 --> 18:33.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
and does a little bit
of migrating sometimes.
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The buckeye butterfly,
oh boy, that's beautiful.
18:36.166 --> 18:39.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Common buckeye butterfly,
pretty incredible animal,
18:39.233 --> 18:42.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
and pieces of the tail wings,
hind wings missing,
18:42.266 --> 18:45.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
V-shaped, as if the bird grabbed
it when the wings were together,
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going for what the bird thought
was the head where the eyes are,
18:49.666 --> 18:53.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
and tearing the wings up,
and the animal is still flying.
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This one is common
in the eastern United States,
18:56.700 --> 18:58.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
and has a number of broods
every year.
18:58.933 --> 19:01.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Again, the adults live
about two weeks.
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Here's one that's
not so damaged, one very fresh.
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Oh, my goodness,
the colors!
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Buckeye,
common buckeye butterfly.
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Look how big
those eyespots are
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on the back
of the butterfly,
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and little, orange bands
on the front wings too.
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Widespread, and like I said,
lots of broods.
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They're flying every warm month
in the United States,
19:24.066 --> 19:27.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
and in Florida,
that would be a good part.
19:27.933 --> 19:30.200 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5%
That was
the adult.
19:30.200 --> 19:33.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
This is the larva or caterpillar
of the buckeye butterfly.
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Little spiny things on it,
looks like it might sting,
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but this is not one
that causes problems.
19:39.433 --> 19:42.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Whenever you see caterpillars
with bristles, though,
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better to be safe
than sorry.
19:44.700 --> 19:47.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
But this is the caterpillar
of that buckeye butterfly.
19:47.766 --> 19:52.066 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
It's amazing the changes
that occur in the pupal stage.
19:52.066 --> 19:55.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
But that's an interesting animal
and very common.
19:55.600 --> 19:57.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
If you look carefully,
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you'll find these on a variety
of larval food plants.
20:00.433 --> 20:03.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
The goatweed butterfly,
or goatweed leafwing it's called
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because when the wings
are held together,
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it looks like a leaf.
20:08.066 --> 20:10.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
One part of the wing
is torn in the back,
20:10.566 --> 20:13.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
and see the brown markings
on the top of the wing.
20:13.866 --> 20:15.966 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
This is one that,
when it's still,
20:15.966 --> 20:18.100 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
looks like a leaf
on a branch.
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And, again, just four legs,
as you can see there.
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Look at the antennae
aiming up like a little leaf.
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All sorts of insects,
a little beetle next to it.
20:27.766 --> 20:29.766 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
There was
a fly there.
20:29.766 --> 20:32.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
All three of those
are insects.
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And they're representing
20:34.333 --> 20:37.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
three of the most common
orders of insects.
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But the goatweed leafwing,
I think appropriately named.
20:42.000 --> 20:44.000 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
It looks
like a leaf.
20:44.000 --> 20:48.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Hackberry emperor butterfly,
tongue out here, on a yucca.
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Yuccas have
very slippery flowers,
20:50.500 --> 20:53.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
and I think this butterfly's
gonna do a little bit
20:53.500 --> 20:56.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
of slippin' and slidin' here
in a minute.
20:56.266 --> 20:58.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
But lays eggs
on hackberry plants,
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so the common name,
hackberry butterfly.
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Another
close-up look at it,
21:03.133 --> 21:06.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
with the dark eyespot on
the underside of the front wing.
21:06.566 --> 21:09.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
There's the tongue down, white
on the tips of the antennae,
21:09.966 --> 21:12.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
getting
a little bit of fluid.
21:12.200 --> 21:14.433 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
It looks almost
like bird droppings,
21:14.433 --> 21:17.033 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
that white
on the wood,
21:17.033 --> 21:20.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
and I bet it's getting
a few minerals from that also.
21:20.100 --> 21:22.133 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65%
Looks fresh, though.
21:22.133 --> 21:24.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
That one hasn't been flying
for very long.
21:24.500 --> 21:27.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Again, laying eggs
on hackberry trees.
21:27.233 --> 21:30.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Of course, the butterfly
that's so big, well known,
21:30.433 --> 21:34.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
the monarch butterfly
that the last brood migrates
21:34.033 --> 21:37.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
in the eastern half
of the United States to Mexico.
21:37.100 --> 21:40.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
An amazing animal, very sturdily
built, goes a good distance.
21:40.833 --> 21:43.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
You see just four legs
instead of six,
21:43.133 --> 21:45.966 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
but there are the pair
of antennae that are down,
21:45.966 --> 21:48.166 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
and that proboscis
coming out.
21:48.166 --> 21:50.066 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
Amazing the way
they fly.
21:50.066 --> 21:53.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
How do they know where
those two ridges are in Mexico?
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We really
aren't sure.
21:55.266 --> 21:57.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
There are great mysteries
in this world.
21:57.533 --> 22:00.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
But tanking up on nectar,
getting the energy
22:00.200 --> 22:02.500 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
so that it
can fly away.
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The orange, black, and white,
pretty easily identified.
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This was in the
western United States.
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That's little
prairie coneflower there
22:11.100 --> 22:14.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
with the yellow flowers
hanging down.
22:14.033 --> 22:16.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Oh, I love that,
with the wings spread,
22:16.533 --> 22:18.966 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60%
and off he goes.
22:18.966 --> 22:21.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
This one is
the eyed brown butterfly.
22:21.466 --> 22:24.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
There are a number
of small brown butterflies
22:24.700 --> 22:27.300 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
with false eyespots
on the wings.
22:27.300 --> 22:31.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
This one's pretty widespread,
but a rather delicate animal.
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Loves floodplain forests
22:33.466 --> 22:35.733 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
and sits perched
in this position,
22:35.733 --> 22:38.366 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
giving us
a close look at it.
22:38.366 --> 22:40.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
A relative,
the pearly eye butterflies,
22:40.933 --> 22:45.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
lay eggs on the plant this
one's sitting on, switch cane.
22:45.366 --> 22:48.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
This is
a Creole pearly eye butterfly.
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Pearly white
with those eyespots,
22:50.066 --> 22:53.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
so pearly eye butterfly
makes pretty good sense,
22:53.833 --> 22:55.800 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
and typical
of floodplains
22:55.800 --> 22:58.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
because that's where
the larval food plant is.
22:58.533 --> 23:01.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Silver-spotted skipper,
one of the larger skippers.
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Look at the antennae!
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They've got a bulge on the end
and a little hook.
23:06.466 --> 23:08.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
That's typical
of the skippers.
23:08.366 --> 23:12.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
This one has six legs, like you
would expect an insect to have.
23:12.000 --> 23:16.066 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Silver spot on the underside of
the hind wing, pretty obvious.
23:16.066 --> 23:19.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
This is another skipper;
look at the antennae.
23:19.766 --> 23:23.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
Long tails, so long-tailed
skipper is a good common name.
23:23.800 --> 23:27.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
Love those long tails,
and a little green on the back,
23:27.166 --> 23:30.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
and the markings
on the undersides of the wings.
23:30.000 --> 23:32.166 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
But the tongue
is active.
23:32.166 --> 23:35.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
These animals love flowers
with clusters of flowers,
23:35.366 --> 23:37.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
and that's
what it's sitting on,
23:37.366 --> 23:39.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
going from one group of flowers
to another.
23:39.900 --> 23:42.766 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
This is another view
of the long-tailed skipper.
23:42.766 --> 23:44.666 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
You can see
that greenish color.
23:44.666 --> 23:47.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Look at the way
he rolls the proboscis up!
23:47.600 --> 23:49.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
That's kind of neat,
isn't it?
23:49.366 --> 23:52.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
Rolls up for easier flying,
and then you can unroll it,
23:52.800 --> 23:56.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
stick it down the throat
of a flower, get some nectar,
23:56.433 --> 24:00.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
carry off a little pollen,
and fertilize other plants.
24:00.300 --> 24:02.366 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Those connections
are amazing.
24:02.366 --> 24:04.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
The funereal
or duskywing skipper
24:04.933 --> 24:07.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
is really common
in the springtime.
24:07.833 --> 24:11.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Dark in color, which I guess
gives it the common name.
24:11.633 --> 24:15.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
Lays eggs on new growth
on oak trees, for the most part.
24:15.200 --> 24:18.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
This one isn't the most showy
of the butterflies,
24:18.166 --> 24:21.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
but it'll get
your attention too.
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Now, what about books
that are useful
24:27.366 --> 24:29.633 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70%
as far as
indentifying butterflies?
24:29.633 --> 24:32.533 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75%
One of the nice ones
and a good one to start with,
24:32.533 --> 24:34.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
"“Butterflies and Moths:
a Golden Guide."”
24:34.800 --> 24:36.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
St. Martin's Press
publishes these.
24:36.833 --> 24:41.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Loaded with good information
on butterflies and moths.
24:41.333 --> 24:44.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
Nice pictures inside;
range maps are good.
24:44.066 --> 24:46.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
It shows you
the caterpillar,
24:46.133 --> 24:48.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
talks about
the larval food plant,
24:48.200 --> 24:50.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
as well as
showing you the adult.
24:50.266 --> 24:53.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
That's nice, and then
the next level would be
24:53.200 --> 24:56.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
"“Butterflies of North America,"”
the Kaufman Focus Guides.
24:56.633 --> 24:58.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
I think it's
very, very nice.
24:58.700 --> 25:01.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Photographs inside there
are exquisite,
25:01.300 --> 25:03.166 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
and range maps
are up to date.
25:03.166 --> 25:05.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
Scientific names
are up to date.
25:05.133 --> 25:08.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
So that helps you answer,
"“What is that butterfly?"”
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To get close to butterflies,
there are two ways.
25:12.400 --> 25:15.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
One without hurting them at all
is using binoculars.
25:15.533 --> 25:17.600 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
There are books
with a title
25:17.600 --> 25:19.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
like "“Butterflies
through Binoculars."”
25:19.966 --> 25:21.966 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
When you're looking
at binoculars,
25:21.966 --> 25:24.000 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
notice the amount
of magnification.
25:24.000 --> 25:26.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
That's that first number
on the left.
25:26.100 --> 25:28.133 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55%
This is 8x30.
25:28.133 --> 25:30.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Eight power magnification
is a good bit.
25:30.466 --> 25:33.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
I'd have to stand a good ways
away to view the butterfly.
25:33.833 --> 25:36.066 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
Seven would be
better than eight.
25:36.066 --> 25:39.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
That means you can see '‘em
when you're closer to them
25:39.900 --> 25:41.900 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
without having
to back up.
25:41.900 --> 25:45.500 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
The other way to get close
is to use insect nets.
25:45.500 --> 25:47.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
Biological supply houses
have these.
25:47.666 --> 25:51.066 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5%
I usually get mine from
Ward's Biological Supplies
25:51.066 --> 25:53.066 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5%
in Rochester, New York.
25:53.066 --> 25:56.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
Then with a magnifying glass,
8 to 10 power,
25:56.433 --> 25:59.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70%
that's a nice way to see
how many legs they've got
25:59.433 --> 26:03.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
and get a close look at
the compound eyes and the rest.
26:03.300 --> 26:06.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80%
My final word
is gonna be about conservation.
26:06.300 --> 26:09.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5%
You don't want to have
negative effect on this world.
26:09.733 --> 26:12.033 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60%
You want to look
at butterflies,
26:12.033 --> 26:15.066 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
but you don't want to damage
the populations.
26:15.066 --> 26:17.066 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5%
Care for special habitats,
26:17.066 --> 26:19.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65%
open fields like this
with woods close by.
26:19.966 --> 26:21.966 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5%
If you capture
butterflies,
26:21.966 --> 26:25.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75%
unless you've got a really
strong reason to collect '‘em,
26:25.333 --> 26:27.333 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55%
let '‘em go,
release them,
26:27.333 --> 26:31.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
and get a chance
to see '‘em again later.
26:31.000 --> 26:33.333 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5%
These are
special organisms.
26:33.333 --> 26:35.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5%
Let's take special care
of them.
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♪
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♪