This desert outing takes us to the Antelope Valley in the southwestern Mojave desert, near Palmdale, California. We're in search of Becker's White (Pontia beckeri) adults and early stages for rearing and life cycle documentary. After a tip from a colleague (thanks, Brian!) a large population was found and filming began. The butterfly was found in all stages of its life cycle, which made much of this video fairly easy to make. There was even a freshly emerged female (chrysalis still visible in the shots) found mating on one of the host plants! The rearing and detailed life cycle documentation is now being carried-out back in the "laboratory". That video will be released some time in the future. The soundtrack is another adlib experimental piece by Technician, called "G'echo" (Sounds like "Gecko"). Soundtrack available on CD at JCMDI.COM Much more info, photos and documentaries are available, free to the public, at JCMDI.COM. Enjoy!
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