Observaciones de janetandphil

Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa), aka Chamisa, Rubber Rabbitbrush, and Gray Rabbitbrush - Devils Garden Trail - Arches National Park, National Park Service - Near Moab, Utah - 30 September 2016

Elevation: 5,207'

This is a shrub in the Sunflower (Aster - Asteraceae)

Flowers of the Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) - Green Valley, AZ - 28 September 2018

The Ocotillo is a plant indigenous to the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the southwest U.S. It is not a true cactus. Other names for the Ocotillo include Coachwhip, Candlewood, Slimwood, Desert Coral, Jacob's Staff, Jacob Cactus, and Vine Cactus

Male Carolina Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Lizard, aka Green Alole, American Anole, and Red-throated Anole - Cajun Encounters Tour Co. 'Honey Island Swamp Tour' - Near Slidell, LA - 16 May 2014

This Anole is exhibiting its dewlap (throat fan). A fascinating fact about this lizard is that its territory is about 1 cubic meter, and will contain 1 male and 2-3 females.

Diamondback Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer) - Old Pearl River - Cajun Encounters Tour Co. 'Honey Island Swamp Tour' - Near Slidell, LA - 16 May 2014

The Old Pearl River forms the western border of the Pearl River State Wildlife Management Area of the State of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Common Mormon Butterfly (Papilio polytes) - Kulgachia (west of Uluberia City), Howrah District, West Bengal, India - 17 November 2011

Wikipedia: This butterfly is known for the mimicry displayed by the numerous forms of its females which mimic inedible Red-bodied Swallowtails, such as the Common Rose and the Crimson Rose.

Wikipedia: The 'Common Mormon' name is a reference to the polygamy formerly practiced by members of the Mormon sect according to Harish Gaonkar, of the Natural History Museum in London: "The origins of giving common English names to organisms, particularly butterflies for tropical species started in India around the mid-19th century ... The naming of Mormons evolved slowly. I think the first to get such a name was the Common Mormon (Papilio polytes), because it had three different [mimic] females, a fact that could only have been observed in the field, and this they did in India. The name obviously reflected the ... Mormon sect in America, which as we know, practiced polygamy."

Rangan, aka Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, and Jungle Flame (Ixora coccinea) - Crawley and Ray (Founders and Engineers) Pvt. Ltd. - Howrah District (aka Haora), State of West Bengal, India - 5 May 2009

Common Lime Butterfly (Papilio demoleus), aka Lemon Butterfly, Lime Swallowtail, Small Citrus Butterfly, Chequered Swallowtail, Dingy Swallowtail, and Citrus Swallowtail - Kulgachia (west of Uluberia City), Howrah District, West Bengal, India - 17 November 2011