Lepidoptera Kids Hoodies

Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.

Monarch Caterpillar feeding on leaf in the garden. As a member of the Lepidoptera family it will transform into the familiar adult Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Beautiful butterfly resting on a flower

A Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on a flowerhead of Common Ragwort in the lovely warm September sunshine at QEII Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland.

these are all common caterpillars found in New England! This includes: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Pearl Crescent, Common Buckeye, Question Mark, Eastern Comma, Mourning Cloak, Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Clouded Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak, Red Admiral, American Lady, Painted Lady, Common Checkered-Skipper, Silver-Spotted Skipper, and Monarch!

Saddleback caterpillar - one of those beautiful "look, don't touch" moths. AKA Slug Caterpillar Moth.

This Monarch Butterfly - also known as a Wanderer - lives in the Butterfly House at Melbourne Zoo in Victoria, Australia. They spend all day fluttering around in the heat and humidity - so a rest is required from time to time!

Original watercolor painting of various flowers growing through a fence while a butterfly hovers above. Colorful design fitting for Lepidopterists who love butterflies.

Very detailed artwork of a single Monarch Butterfly

Great gift for someone who works for the moths

Morpho Butterfly in Royal Blue Colors artwork by Nisuris Art.

Drawing of a blue tiger moth caterpillar (Dysphania percota). Created in Procreate.

Fun Butterfly Graphic tee for that bug lover in your life.

This pink "blushing phantom" butterfly (Cithaerias pireta) was drawn and painted by me with watercolor!

5 orange and brown butterflies in a seamless pattern featuring a monarch, common buckeye, red admiral, question mark, and painted lady

Pale Beauty moth, a common, ghostly, transluscent wonder!

An illustration of a Lepidopterist also known as butterfly lovers in an abstract art style.

Just a simple monarch butterfly. They used to overwinter in my old neighborhood.

A Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on a flowerhead of Common Ragwort in the lovely warm August sunshine at QEII Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland.

5 orange and brown butterflies design featuring a monarch, common buckeye, red admiral, question mark, and painted lady

The Small Tortoiseshell is among the most well-known butterflies in the UK. The striking and attractive patterning and its appearance at almost any time of the year in urban areas have made it a familiar species. It is one of the first butterflies to be seen in spring and in the autumn it often visits garden flowers in large numbers. This example was spotted basking in July sunshine near Blyth in Northumberland, North East England.

Monarch Caterpillar as morphed into the pupa (chrysalis) stage. A member of the Lepidoptera family, it will transform from the pupa into the familiar adult Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Monarch Caterpillar feeding on butterfly weed in the garden. As a member of the Lepidoptera family it will transform into the familiar adult Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

A mass of butterflies, slowly swarming, clouds of beauty spreading across the sky. Perfect for the Lepidopterist in your life.

From the 'white on black" series. Whimsical creatures appear on black paper through a magic white pencil! PS: Please note that this design looks much better on dark background! Thank you!

Monarch Caterpillar as morphed into the pupa (chrysalis) stage. A member of the Lepidoptera family, it will transform from the pupa into the familiar adult Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus).

Flutter of butterfly wings.

Rainbow morpho menelaus butterfly. The wings are filled with a rainbow gradient. Also the body of the insect is a rainbow. Dorsal view.

Watercolor and ink painting of a peacock pansy butterfly

Living the "Bug Life"....For bug lovers everywhere, or entomologists who study these amazing creatures.

A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly resting on a thistle in August sunshine. This image was taken near Seaton Delaval in Northumberland on the edge of a wheat field. The image has been given Dream Cloud filter to soften the image and give it a more dreamy feeling.

Hand-drawn realistic illustrated butterfly

This Isabella tiger moth woolly bear caterpillar design shows the evolution of caterpillar to moth.

This Isabella tiger moth woolly bear caterpillar evolution design is perfect for moth lovers and anyone that loves woolly bear caterpillars!

William Wordsworth quote: Nature never did betray The heart that loved her;

The skull-like pattern and its fanciful associations with the supernatural and evil have fostered superstitious fears of Acherontia species, particularly Acherontia atropos, perhaps because it is the most widely known. The moths' sharp, mouse-like squeaking intensify the effect. Nor is this a new attitude: during the mid-19th century, entomologist Edward Newman, having earlier mentioned the mark on the thorax wrote: "However, let the cause of the noise be what it may, the effect is to produce the most superstitious feelings among the uneducated, by whom it is always regarded with feelings of awe and terror."