Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) / Redsky

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

I'm convinced he chose that leaf deliberately Chickweed Geometer in our prairie just now Moths are amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #Leptember #Naturephotography

Close-up of pale orange moth with his wings spread open, resting on a leaf. His wings are marked by distinctive pink bands, and coincidentally (or by his choice?), the leaf is edged with the same pink.

2/9/2025, 9:42:08 PM | 30 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

An apt #Leptember photo: Pearl Crescent on Foxtail at sunset last evening Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

A small golden butterfly is back-lit by the sun so that he appears translucent. He has an intricate pattern of brown and yellow markings on his wings. He rests on Foxtail grass, which is also back-lit to create a glowing effect.

2/9/2025, 5:05:49 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Well, sure ... I suppose one COULD choose to pupate from there ... #Butterflies #Invertebrates #Leptember #Naturephotography

The underside of a metal patio table, the frame of which is now supporting a Monarch caterpillar. We see his characteristic white/black/yellow stripes in the shades of the table's frame. Beyond, we glimpse a sunny, late-summer day.

1/9/2025, 11:27:57 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

And say what, exactly? We've had enough of his addressing the media to last a lifetime, and it's all lies anyway ...

1/9/2025, 6:21:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Ah! Thanks for reminder!

1/9/2025, 5:40:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

It most certainly was! Checking the trap has firmly replaced brewing coffee as my primary motivation for getting out of bed 😉

1/9/2025, 5:20:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

To clarify: changed my life FOR THE BETTER, ushering in my introduction to many night-time jewels, such as this from a few nights ago

1/9/2025, 5:19:06 PM | 16 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

This book changed my life in the past year. No exaggeration. Can't thank @mothyblackburn.bsky.social enough! #Moths #MothsMatter

Woman in cherry-red overalls sits at a round white table, holding a book to show the front cover. It is

1/9/2025, 3:58:17 PM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Happy #MothMonday from this Ruby Tiger Moth Love the contrast of the ivory antennae with the orange-red legs Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of a brown moth walking across an egg carton toward the photographer. He has a furry tuft above his head, from which ivory-coloured antennae extend. His front legs, fully visible, are adorned with an orange-red.

1/9/2025, 2:21:06 PM | 21 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Lovely female Eastern Tailed-Blue in our prairie just now The female of the species is not blue but a stunning taupe with bluish highlights Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Close-up of a tiny butterfly resting on a green leaf. The ventral sides of her wings are a pale grey marked by dark grey dots in a random pattern, but with bright orange eyespots at the bottom. Her dorsal side is an ineffable taupe/blue colour, solid except for the same bright orange eyespots at the bottom of the wings.

30/8/2025, 6:33:23 PM | 22 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Time to play Spot The Moth ™️ again! Okay, I made it easy by getting him in profile. But it did take me several minutes to realise he was there. Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

30/8/2025, 6:28:01 PM | 30 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Can't get enough of Pale Beauties! Must have seen six or so this morning, hiding under leaves in our woods Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of pale green moth with two green-and-white stripes across its wings. The moth is spreading his wings across a green burdock leaf.

Close-up of a different specimen of the same species of moth (Pale Beauty), in this case resting on a buckthorn leaf.

Close-up of yet another specimen of the Pale Beauty, wings spread across the underside of a weeds green leaf.

Close-up of yet another Pale Beauty, also on a weed's green leaf.

30/8/2025, 6:22:15 PM | 21 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

I find their colours richer as well

29/8/2025, 9:57:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Best post of the week

29/8/2025, 9:55:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

I have never grown celery; nor have I been around celery being grown. But these guys love vegetable gardens and native plants, so I see them regularly.

29/8/2025, 8:16:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Tina is right [again]. Stop peddling the bullsh*t.

29/8/2025, 4:16:57 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Last entry for best back-to-moth-school photo: the always agreeable Agreeable Tiger Moth #MothFaceFriday #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of a white furry moth on a burdock leaf. He is looking directly at us so we see the orange

29/8/2025, 3:07:51 PM | 12 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Another back-to-school photo, this one of the Celery Looper moth #MothFaceFriday #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Close-up of the face of a taupe-coloured moth resting on the inside of an egg crate. The distinctive tufting above his head looks a bit like the fanned-out tail feathers of a tom turkey. His green eyes are quite large and he looks keenly interested in the world.

29/8/2025, 3:02:53 PM | 15 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

The local moths are posing for their back-to-school photos Portrait of the Umbellifer Borer for #MothFaceFriday #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of the face of a small brown moth with a tufted head. He is clinging to a stick with his brown furry legs. His eyes appear as two bright golden dots and from this perspective he looks quite like an owl, albeit the tiniest owl imaginable.

29/8/2025, 2:58:55 PM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

For #MothFaceFriday: a Large Yellow Underwing flashing his brightly-coloured petticoat at me, daring me to take this further Nature is amazing

Close-up of a moth clinging to a small stick. His taupe-coloured wings are barely visible due to the angle and we see mostly just his face; however, we do get a flash of the orangish-yellow underwing for which he is named. His large, dark brown eyes peer out from beneath his antennae, which are giving the impression of a furrowed brow. His graceful legs are flexed and ready to advance further along the stick as if he is challenging the photographer to a duel.

29/8/2025, 2:52:19 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Unraveling rope -- yup!

28/8/2025, 9:47:13 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Just love the subtle striations and colours on this Many-Lined Wainscot Nature is amazing

Close-up of a moth with subtle lines in ivory, cream, and taupe running the length of his wings. There are a handful of tiny taupe dots adorning the lower portions of his wings, too. He rests on the inside of an egg crate.

28/8/2025, 9:39:00 PM | 19 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

"Hey! Whatchoo lookin' at?!" Two Umbellifer Borer moths in a stare-down this morning Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of an intricately-patterned moth with wings spread, clinging to the inside of an egg carton. His wings are varying shades of auburn and marked with clusters of bright gold dots. Another moth of the same species peers around the corner of the egg carton, his golden eyes glowing.

27/8/2025, 4:10:36 PM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Tawny Crescents are such stunning creatures #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Close-up of a small orange butterfly with taupe and ivory markings and taupe-edged wings. He rests on a green leaf in a meadow.

26/8/2025, 2:47:24 AM | 26 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

This administration is full of ghouls

26/8/2025, 2:30:39 AM | 5 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Nothing like a Viceroy on a late-summer day in the meadow Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Medium-sized orange butterfly with black stripes rests upon boneset (a white wildflower) in a meadow. His wings are edged with black and white markings. We see plenty of green in the background, and a blue, sunny sky.

26/8/2025, 2:25:39 AM | 8 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Bent down to pick a ripe gooseberry and this guy landed on a tree trunk next to me. (Subject of yesterday's "Spot The Moth.") He is either a Packard's Carpet or a Labrador Carpet, but either way, pretty rare in this neck of the woods. Nature is amazing. #Moths #MothsMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Close-up of moth resting on a moss-covered tree trunk. The moth's wings have a light grey background covered with wavy bands of dark brown. In the middle of all this is a lovely salmon-pink-coloured band that tones in with the tree trunk yet sets the moth apart from it at the same time.

25/8/2025, 2:47:14 PM | 22 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

"... Google still works if you take the time to scroll past the AI slop." Please, take the time.

25/8/2025, 12:28:04 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

It's that time again -- time to play Spot The Moth! #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Base of tree trunk amidst various green plants. The lower part of the trunk is covered in moss, and may or may not have a moth resting upon it.

25/8/2025, 12:55:17 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Yikes!

24/8/2025, 9:02:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

The Joe Pye Weed is in season Monarch feeding frenzy in our meadow just now Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #NativePlants #Naturephotography

Monarch butterfly sipping nectar from a purplish-pink plant in a meadow. We see more of this plant (Joe Pye Weed) in the background, along with another Monarch.

24/8/2025, 7:27:55 PM | 25 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

There's a spot in a local pine forest where I always encounter a bunch of West Virginia Whites. I never see them anywhere else. They fly as if they're drugged, through the shaded forest, creating a dreamlike landscape. Nature is amazing. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Stunday #Naturephotography

Close-up of ivory-coloured butterfly resting on a blade of grass. His wings are nearly all one colour, with a touch of yellow-orange where his upper wings join his thorax. The ends of his antennae are likewise touched with yellow-orange.

24/8/2025, 5:01:53 PM | 57 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Casfetera 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 (@casfetera.bsky.social) reposted

“The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness. Nobody knows what the tariff rates will be in six months. Businesses making investment decisions want to know what things are going to be like over the next five years, but nobody has the faintest idea." www.publicnotice.co/p/paul-krugm...

23/8/2025, 11:03:44 AM | 375 62 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Study materials for #Caturday Misty wants to prepare herself for whatever the future holds #CatsOfBluesky

Grey-and-white cat sits on a hardwood floor next to a book entitled

23/8/2025, 4:12:36 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Laurence H. Tribe (@tribelaw.bsky.social) reposted

The Trump administration has upended “any presumption of good faith by flinging weightless accusations of criminality at those who challenge it.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/o...

23/8/2025, 12:27:51 PM | 637 176 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

p.s.: Light Emerald is a more apt common name than Pale Beauty!

23/8/2025, 12:58:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Wow -- thanks for pointing this out! I will have to study the differences.

23/8/2025, 12:57:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

First-ever Pale Beauty (Campaea perlata) today spotted along our meadow Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of pale green moth with his wings spread across a deep green leaf There are two bands of white and dark green across his wings.

23/8/2025, 12:59:13 AM | 20 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Wish we had those this far north ...

22/8/2025, 9:16:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

His narcissism is insatiable

22/8/2025, 9:15:16 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

This Unspotted Looper (Allagrapha aerea) put his best face (faces?) forward for #MothFaceFriday Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of a moth resting on a fingertip. We see him head-on, a perspective that enables us to appreciate the design of the resting behind his head. The tuft itself looks like a mask in pale orange and taupe, complete with two tiny white eyes. The moth's actual eyes are dark brown and appear well beneath the impressive tufting.

22/8/2025, 4:27:15 PM | 12 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Glorious Giant Swallowtail on butterfly weed this morning Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #naturephotography

Side view of large butterfly sipping nectar from bright orange and yellow flowers. His wings are yellow with intense orange and blue markings and black lines. His colours reflect those of the flowers and the blue sky in the background.

21/8/2025, 4:53:23 PM | 20 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Every bit counts!

19/8/2025, 1:43:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

An hour due east of the Twin Cities

18/8/2025, 1:54:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

The Moths Who Came To Dinner: these two beauties showed up as we were dining on the porch this evening. On the left, the White-dotted Prominent; on the right, the Unspotted Looper. Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of a cream and yellow moth with subtle rust and taupe markings. The moth is resting on the painted floorboards of a wooden porch. He has a tufted head, and fat and fuzzy legs.

Close-up of a moth in shades of sienna, taupe, and orange. He rests on the same porch as the other moth, and also has a tufted head.

18/8/2025, 2:25:52 AM | 16 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

We just had one with her chicks in our driveway! They disappeared into a cornfield.

17/8/2025, 8:28:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Ha!

17/8/2025, 8:27:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

It is most definitely the dark morph of an Eastern Tigers Swallowtail. Definitely not a Spicebush.

17/8/2025, 2:47:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Pearl Crescents mating in the butterfly garden this afternoon Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography #NativePlants

Close-up of two brown, orange, and yellow butterflies mating on a green leaf.

17/8/2025, 2:08:36 AM | 29 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

For #MothFaceFriday: Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) giving me a reproachful glare over the state of my fingernails #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of the face of a brown fuzzy moths as he rests on the photographer's fingertip, which is badly in need of moisturizer and a manicure. The moth's head is covered in brown tufting and his antennae are curved archly over his dark eyes, giving the impression that the moth is quite dissatisfied.

15/8/2025, 4:59:15 PM | 37 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Very handsome White-speck Moth (Mythimna unipuncta) on the porch to join me in morning coffee Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of taupe-coloured moth with longitudinal striations and two small gold specks on his wings. He is resting on a white-painted porch railing. In the background we glimpse a sunny day.

15/8/2025, 2:53:03 PM | 25 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Mark, the Fellow Traveler (@markhiatt.bsky.social) reposted

15/8/2025, 1:30:30 AM | 11 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Striking Yellow-collared Scape Moth about to peer over a leaf after this evening's thundershower #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of dark grey moth with a bright orange-yellow

15/8/2025, 1:30:03 AM | 23 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Discovered this unbelievable Brown-hooded Owlet (Cucullia convexipennis) hiding in the butterfly garden this morning! Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of a brown and grey moth that is doing a very serviceable impression of a stick. (He happens to be resting on the photographer's manicure stick, and he looks by far more 'natural.') The patterns on his wings look like a very elaborate wood-graining effect, and he has a stuff tuft above his head in the same colours.

14/8/2025, 4:14:08 PM | 26 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Primary colours Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

A Clouded Sulphur butterfly sips from a yellow wildflower that matches the intensity of his own colours. We see a green meadow and blue sky in the background.

13/8/2025, 5:37:00 PM | 21 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Gorgeous Harnessed Tiger Moth (Apantesis phalerata) on our porch this morning Nature is amazing #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of moth on wooden porch railing. His ivory-coloured wings are marked with striking black shapes. The ivory and black theme is carried onto his head, which is tufted and very fluffy. His legs and antennae are completely black.

13/8/2025, 2:33:38 PM | 31 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Sometimes the opportunity just presents itself Nature is amazing #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography #NativePlants

Small white butterfly sips nectar from an orange Butterfly weed, with his wings up. With his wings back-lit by the sun, we can see what the blackish markings are on his dorsal side. His ventral side is covered in pale pink specks with one small, pink-edged eyespot. We see purple coneflower in the background.

12/8/2025, 8:31:44 PM | 31 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

I don't think I've ever met someone who grew up in that area! I lived in England for 12 years and always wondered why the species was named thus, as it's more a woodland creature and the greater London area didn't strike me as its type of habitat!

12/8/2025, 3:13:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh, for the love of God, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social, please announce your candidacy

12/8/2025, 1:44:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Camberwell Beauty (aka Mourning Cloak) in the cornfield. Nature is amazing. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Close-up of stalks of corn in a cornfield. In the center of the photo, on a corn leaf, is a dark purplish-brown butterfly with golden edges around both upper and lower wings.

12/8/2025, 1:37:08 AM | 20 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Meadow Fritillary and Pearl Crescent (in upper left) sharing my Rudbeckia today. Nature is amazing. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Close-up of a cluster of yellow-petaled flowers with black centers. On the one nearest us, we see a beautiful orange butterfly with dark brown markings, with his wings spread. To his left and in the background, we see another orange butterfly on another flower. This one is smaller and has his wings up, showing a very subtle mosaic pattern.

11/8/2025, 10:53:26 PM | 29 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

The people responsible for this (S. Miller et al.) are ghouls

11/8/2025, 10:46:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Another week, another new moth species (for me): the Spotted Beet Webworm (Hymenia perspectalus). Love the way his design reflects the back of the leaf he's chosen to perch upon. Nature is amazing. #MothMonday #Moths #MothsMatter ##Naturephotography

Small moth clings to the underside of a leaf. His wings are predominantly a dark grey-taupe, crossed by ivory coloured bands and one faint teal-celadon band. The patterns created by the ivory are reflected in the veining we see on the leaf. His legs and thorax are striped with the same ivory/dark taupe colours we see on his wings.

11/8/2025, 2:35:10 PM | 19 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Slightly battered male Monarch at the end of a busy mating day. The butterfly garden to the right of the photo has around seven of his offspring munching away on leaves. Nature is amazing. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Male Monarch butterfly (as indicated by the black

11/8/2025, 3:37:00 AM | 36 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

So envious -- we don't have them in the States and I've only ever seen one, near Norwich

10/8/2025, 3:13:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Same here 🌞

10/8/2025, 3:10:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Simple offering for #Stunday Leaned in to take a closer look at a wildflower and noticed this amazing scene #Naturephotography #NativePlants

Close-up of a yellow-petaled flower upon which a pollen-laden bee is hard at work.

10/8/2025, 2:14:45 PM | 54 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Pay attention!

10/8/2025, 1:18:58 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Have always loved the iridescence of the blue on these dark morph females!

9/8/2025, 11:08:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

THAT is certainly true. This was a field that had previously been 'overfarmed.' We worked with the US Dept of Agriculture and the US Fish & Wildlife Service to convert it to prairie. The first planting was this spring and I have sensed a shift (for the better) already. This seemed like confirmation!

9/8/2025, 10:52:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

I think it may have more to do with comprehension of whatever he reads (which, I suppose, is the same as not reading) -- these guys are all so shallow and ill-educated

9/8/2025, 10:49:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

As much as we all need to insulate ourselves from the nonsense by being out in nature, being creative, we also need to pay attention

9/8/2025, 5:07:56 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

WHAT!

9/8/2025, 4:23:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Couldn't believe it even as I stared at them and took numerous photos!

9/8/2025, 4:22:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers.bsky.social) reposted

Trump's tariffs are no longer a negotiating threat, they're a reality that'll reshape our lives.

9/8/2025, 12:51:36 PM | 495 164 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Fitting end to #ButterflyWeek: a butterfly in the making #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

A caterpillar with white, yellow, and black stripes clings, upside-down, to the underside of a leaf of Butterfly Weed. We see green fields and cloudy blue sky in the background.

9/8/2025, 2:36:53 AM | 42 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Now seriously: how often do you stumble across two Agreeable Tiger Moths mating?! Found this pair in our prairie this morning. #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of two white, fuzzy moths mating on a dandelion leaf in the midst of a prairie.

9/8/2025, 2:01:52 AM | 18 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Time to play Spot The Moth™️ again, except I'm warning you -- this one's hard! #Moths #MothsMatter #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Looking downward at crabgrass and dandelion weeds. There may or may not also be a tiny black and white moth hiding in the photo.

8/8/2025, 6:59:18 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Ending #ButterflyWeek with a Pearl Crescent on Butterfly weed (appropriately) in my native plants garden. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Small orange butterfly with brown markings rests upon orange-and-yellow flowers. We see the green leaves of additional shrubs in the background.

8/8/2025, 2:50:24 PM | 22 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

"Hey! Whatchoo lookin' at?" #MothFaceFriday: a Carrot Seed Moth (Sitochroa palealis) wonders what my next move is gonna be. #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of the head of an ivory-coloured moth, who appears to be looking at us intently. His legs rest on nondescript leaves in a meadow, which forms the background. His ivory-coloured antennae are up and curled slightly toward the right, although not in parallel to each other, resulting in an almost cartoonish effect along with his literal bug-eyes.

8/8/2025, 2:30:01 PM | 41 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Awaiting official confirmation of this, but I'm pretty sure this is the first-ever sighting of Anania plectilis in Wisconsin. I knew the second I spotted him yesterday that he was something special. Moth hunting is SO addictive! #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of small moth on the back of a burdock leaf. His wings are covered with an intricate pattern of taupe and ivory, creating a lace effect. Small drops of dew can be seen on the leaf.

7/8/2025, 2:48:58 PM | 34 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe!

7/8/2025, 1:02:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Two Crocus Geometers side-by-side, spotted within a three-hour span. But is one a False Crocus Geometer and the other real? Seems the jury is still out on how to answer that. Meantime, I hope you relish this theme-and-variation example as much as I. #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of yellow moth with faint purplish-brown markings all over its wings. It rests on a decaying leaf.

Close-up of a yellow moth that is very similar to the other except in the amount of purplish-brown markings. This specimen is sitting in clover.

7/8/2025, 2:26:10 AM | 19 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks for noticing the mirror effect!

7/8/2025, 1:59:47 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Two females side-by-side for #ButterflyWeek. Both came to feed on clover yesterday. On the left, the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus); on the right, the Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes). Love the iridescent blue 'eyeshadow' on both. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Close-up of a large yellow butterfly with black stripes, orange eyespots, and a band of bright blue along the edge of its lower wings. The butterfly is resting on a thistle leaf and we see green leaves throughout the background.

Close-up of large black butterfly with small yellow dots, orange eyespots, and a band of bright blue along the edges of its lower wings. It is sipping from clover and we see the green meadow in the background.

6/8/2025, 2:35:28 PM | 33 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Dreamed Monday night that I saw a Luna Moth. Tuesday came and no Luna, but I DID see this beauty for the first time: the Wavy-Lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)! Second photo added to show scale even though my thumb is in embarrassing shape. Nature is amazing. #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Close-up of beautiful pale green moth resting, wings open, on the back of a leaf of burdock. His wings are accented by soft, wavy white lines that connect across his upper and lower wings.

Wider shot of the same moth on the same leaf, showing that the photographer is clutching the leaf between thumb and index finger in order to turn it over and expose the moth. The moth is no wider than the photographer's thumbnail.

6/8/2025, 2:26:20 PM | 19 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

what

6/8/2025, 2:18:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes, I hadn't thought of the visual relationship between those two!

6/8/2025, 2:07:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

Another simple pleasure for #ButterflyWeek -- a Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) in our woods just now. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

5/8/2025, 5:02:05 PM | 26 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

A simple pleasure for #ButterflyWeek -- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) on thistle in our meadow this morning #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

Close-up of yellow butterfly, side view, sipping nectar from a purplish-pink thistle. Small and subtle markings on his wings reflect the colours of the thistle. Likewise, a faint pink border on the edges of his wings reflects the pink thistle blossom. We see the greens of additional thistle plants in the background.

5/8/2025, 4:56:34 PM | 37 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Assuming Jake Tapper is working on a report now ...

5/8/2025, 2:16:20 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

That is a Polyphemus!

5/8/2025, 1:48:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Ghoulish

5/8/2025, 3:19:28 AM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

I'm taking advantage of this prod to repost the photo of the stunning Red-Spotted Purple I saw Friday evening #Butterflies #Nature #Insects #ButterflyWeek

4/8/2025, 10:04:41 PM | 30 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

#MothMonday choice this week is this expansive False Crocus Geometer (Xanthotype urticaria) I disturbed yesterday while picking gooseberries #Moths #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #Naturephotography

Close-up of large-ish yellow moth clinging to a blade of grass. His wings have faint purplish markings both as sprinkled dots and as bands across each wing. His thorax and legs are the same yellow as his wing colour. His feathery antennae are spread horizontally and beautifully offset by the green of the grass behind it.

4/8/2025, 3:05:49 PM | 23 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

This is very sad

4/8/2025, 1:49:47 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

Pretty sure he campaigned on riding roughshod over the intrinsic properties of integers though

4/8/2025, 12:21:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social)

"Come here often?" #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #naturephotography

Two Pearl Crescent butterflies share a dandelion head. The butterflies are orange with taupe-brown markings and edges, and both are heads-down into the flower to sip nectar. The background is of field greens.

3/8/2025, 11:13:53 PM | 16 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

I have very cooperative subjects 😉

3/8/2025, 10:54:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Catherine Gulsvig (@crgulsvig.bsky.social) reply parent

No exaggeration

3/8/2025, 2:56:51 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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