The Fender’s caterpillars enter a kind of delayed ... of natural wildfires are the main threats to the Fender’s blue butterfly. Wildfires are necessary to prevent the prairie habitat the ...

The Palos Verdes blue butterfly was once thought to be extinct ... Chen / Los Angeles Times) When a caterpillar finally encases itself into a pupa, it doesn’t just grow wings and emerge as ...

Endemic to this valley, Fender’s blue was first collected ... species — those entwining butterfly and host-plant, rhizobium bacteria and Kincaid’s lupine, caterpillars and ant-tenders.

But a later analysis of pictures of the caterpillar revealed it was not a silvery blue, but another butterfly species. Kapan isn’t deterred. The researchers will look next spring to see if “a ...

Endemic to this valley, a Fender’s blue–type specimen ... species—those entwining butterfly and host plant, rhizobium bacteria and Kincaid’s lupine, caterpillars and ant-tenders.

An endangered butterfly’s survival in Western Victoria isn’t the stuff of magic but rather a story of dedicated habitat restoration.

The trick to spotting the El Segundo or Palos Verdes blue butterfly is to know their ... If you veer off path, you might accidentally step on caterpillars or damage the plants.

Then, some species eat bark, twigs, and grass. One species of caterpillar, the large blue butterfly caterpillar, eats ants! It even has a chemical that tells the ants to carry it back to their ...

The Fender's caterpillars enter a kind of delayed ... of natural wildfires are the main threats to the Fender's blue butterfly. Wildfires are necessary to prevent the prairie habitat the ...