{"id":9361,"date":"2009-08-22T21:33:48","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T02:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?p=9361"},"modified":"2009-08-22T22:51:17","modified_gmt":"2009-08-23T03:51:17","slug":"bugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2009\/08\/bugged\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugged?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all heard of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mormon_cricket\">Mormon crickets<\/a>.  But did you know that there are not just one, but half a dozen types of Mormon butterfly?  They&#8217;re named for their practice of polygamy (heh), and they&#8217;re beautiful.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Great Mormon butterfly<\/strong> (Males are blue or black, females have striking speckled patterns of red, black and gray).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/indydan\/3295653037\/\" title=\"Great mormon - Grand mormon by Indydan, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3172\/3295653037_5f0343f8e0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"391\" alt=\"Great mormon - Grand mormon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/12921146@N04\/3081893067\/\" title=\"Great Mormon Butterfly (Papilio memnon) by gatespassbear, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3020\/3081893067_bd9c75bea1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" alt=\"Great Mormon Butterfly (Papilio memnon)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/outdoorthespian\/242559086\/\" title=\"Great Mormon Butterfly by outdoorthespian, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/92\/242559086_0e352305be.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Great Mormon Butterfly\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bestrated1\/145052280\/\" title=\"Great Mormon by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/50\/145052280_db7a4f14db.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" alt=\"Great Mormon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kclama\/60817299\/\" title=\"Found U by CharlesLam, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/28\/60817299_93a52e85b5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"383\" alt=\"Found U\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dizzyanna\/3239275401\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kimberly_wilkie\/28305204\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Common Mormon butterfly<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jatinmuddu\/3034144135\/\" title=\"Common Mormon (Female) by jatin.muddu, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3292\/3034144135_82f0ccdea6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" alt=\"Common Mormon (Female)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/braid44\/3488137687\/\" title=\"Black Beauty by Braid44, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3648\/3488137687_5ee121c38c.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" alt=\"Black Beauty\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jealouslyblue\/2833898498\/\" title=\"Common Mormon by Jealously Blue, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3112\/2833898498_2ddfb28124.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" alt=\"Common Mormon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/trish\/299053391\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cephalosporin\/3586496252\/\">here<\/a> (read the description on the second one), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lenareh\/3096067497\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mormon Fritillary<\/strong> (an American <del datetime=\"2009-08-23T03:50:46+00:00\">moth<\/del> butterfly rather than a polygamous Asian butterfly)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluesunman\/2797367649\/\" title=\"Illumination by Peter Diego, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3057\/2797367649_6217aa4dec.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Illumination\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shyalbatross\/3760402392\/\" title=\"Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia washingtonia) by shyalbatross, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2648\/3760402392_76f20fd184.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia washingtonia)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sloalan\/2744600182\/\" title=\"FRITILLARY, MORMON (speyeria mormonia) (8-4-08) dunton meadows, co -02 by ALAN SCHMIERER, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3039\/2744600182_b5141393e8.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" alt=\"FRITILLARY, MORMON (speyeria mormonia) (8-4-08) dunton meadows, co -02\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/davedube\/3721579397\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mormon Metalmark<\/strong> (another American <del datetime=\"2009-08-23T03:50:46+00:00\">moth<\/del> butterfly)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tehag\/3044313213\/\" title=\"Mormon metalmark by tehagl, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3042\/3044313213_21931bafa2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" alt=\"Mormon metalmark\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mccross\/231547180\/\" title=\"DSC05711 by mikeccross, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/88\/231547180_2373d92419.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"422\" alt=\"DSC05711\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jroldenettel\/533720329\/\" title=\"DSCN2458a.jpg by jerryoldenettel, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1259\/533720329_dd0abffeff.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"479\" alt=\"DSCN2458a.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/billbouton\/2213880851\/\" title=\"Lange's Mormon Metalmark, Apodemia mormo mormo X langei by Bill Bouton, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2252\/2213880851_f5492e3a86.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Lange's Mormon Metalmark, Apodemia mormo mormo X langei\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Scarlet Mormon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/imagina\/2954656037\/\" title=\"Morm\u00f3n escarlata hembra (female scarlet mormon) by mmeida, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3071\/2954656037_cb192cb03f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Morm\u00f3n escarlata hembra (female scarlet mormon)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dakwegmo\/487408828\/\" title=\"Scarlet Mormon Butterfly by dakwegmo, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/181\/487408828_26e29e7abf.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\" alt=\"Scarlet Mormon Butterfly\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/imagina\/2955501112\/\" title=\"Morm\u00f3n escarlata hembra by mmeida, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3010\/2955501112_0f6353bee8.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Morm\u00f3n escarlata hembra\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dakwegmo\/485842847\/\" title=\"Scarlet Mormon Butterfly by dakwegmo, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/168\/485842847_9c409721fc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"444\" alt=\"Scarlet Mormon Butterfly\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/52148551@N00\/3206087098\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stephenplee\/2739940414\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/zenmasterkha\/1192046179\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong>The Blue Mormon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/30041161@N03\/3425991056\/\" title=\"blue mormon.. by subabu2002, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3562\/3425991056_1041b39068.jpg\" width=\"414\" height=\"500\" alt=\"blue mormon..\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/30041161@N03\/3425937730\/\" title=\"giant butterfly...  by subabu2002, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3408\/3425937730_b373b50e10.jpg\" width=\"373\" height=\"500\" alt=\"giant butterfly... \" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kcbimal\/2709567549\/\" title=\"Blue Mormon by kcbimal, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3221\/2709567549_55444a16fc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"328\" alt=\"Blue Mormon\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ryanbrookes\/1604107441\/\" title=\"071015_0474 Papilio polymnestor (Blue Mormon) by Ryan Brookes, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2280\/1604107441_08a5a2de1b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"071015_0474 Papilio polymnestor (Blue Mormon)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shivanayak\/156191194\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/balakrishnan_valappil\/554966298\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(All pictures in this post copied from the &#8220;Share This&#8221; feature at Flickr.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all heard of Mormon crickets. But did you know that there are not just one, but half a dozen types of Mormon butterfly? They&#8217;re named for their practice of polygamy (heh), and they&#8217;re beautiful. The Great Mormon butterfly (Males are blue or black, females have striking speckled patterns of red, black and gray).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corn"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9361"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9381,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9361\/revisions\/9381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}