Panagia Drossiani Church – Naxos

On a trip to the center of the island of Naxos, we have the church of Panagia Drossiani found. It lies on top of the mountains between the towns of Halki and Moni. You have to be careful that you do not mind driving past. A car park there is not there. We parked on the shoulder of the road. You should be the oldest church in Naxos. Individual parts are to come from the 6th century. From the main nave branch off two small chapels. Continue reading “Panagia Drossiani Church – Naxos”

succinctly – Monarch moth caterpillar

Raupe des Monarchfalters

Monarch moth caterpillar

Long it took me to find out what might become of this bead, a monarch butterfly. He is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. He has reddish brownish wings with black veins and edges, on which two rows of white dots are. The wingspan is about 10 cm. In July, the females lay their eggs on leaves and stems of milkweed monarch or milkweed. In a few days the caterpillars eat this plant completely bare. This spurge contains toxins that make the caterpillars and butterflies for their predators unpalatable. On the underside of leaves, the caterpillars pupate and hatch after two weeks as a new butterfly.
Raupe des Monarchfalters Raupe des Monarchfalters
I have taken this caterpillar in the cloud forests of La Gomera.

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