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Butterflies Invade Santa Clarita This Weekend At The 12th Annual KHTS Home & Garden Show

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Get up close to hundreds of butterflies as they swarm around, feasting on nectar from a stick in your hand.  The butterflies are back at the 12th annual KHTS Home & Garden show this Saturday, April 29th and Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Central Park.  Admission is free.  The Butterfly exhibit is courtesy of Gilchrist Farm and The SCV Water ...

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Hundreds Of Butterflies Reach Santa Clarita

A large migration of butterflies has reached Santa Clarita, with residents reporting seeing hundreds throughout the city. Swarms of “Painted Lady” butterflies have been reported throughout Southern California, and several Santa Clarita residents have reported seeing them throughout the city. One resident reported seeing hundreds of butterflies in Newhall near the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Wiley Canyon Road. The ...

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‘Painted Lady’ Butterflies Travel North After Wet Winter

Swarms of “Painted Lady” butterflies have been spotted all over Southern California, and could be headed to Santa Clarita, officials said. The increase of the Painted Lady butterflies throughout Los Angeles is due to the wet winter, according to Brent Karner, a division manager for Bioquipbugs. “All the water is creating a lot of green, which attracts the butterflies,” Karner ...

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Santa Clarita Outdoor Report, Best Of: Collecting Dust

Thanksgiving is in two weeks…but for many people… the preparation has already begun. Inviting family & friends, menu planning, grocery shopping, cooking and CLEANING.  At our house, it’s time to do a bit of dusting.  It’s amazing how quickly dust can collect on the furniture. That’s also true for the dust that collects on other living things. Take butterflies, for ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Outdoor Report: Hairpencils

This is a “Best of Wendy Langhans” Report. What exactly is a hairpencil?  Is it some sort of stick-shaped hair ornament?  Nope.  Hairpencils are cross between (1) lighting a scented candle and (2) spreading pixie dust with a magic wand.  Let me explain. Entomologists use the word “hairpencil” to describe a brush-like structure on the abdomen of some male butterflies ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Outdoor Report: Epic Spider Fake Out

As a child, I was attracted to butterflies by their color and patterns:  sometimes subtle, sometimes vibrant, sometimes simple and sometimes intricate.  As I took a closer look, I sometimes noticed that the trailing end of their wings had a piece missing, as though something had taken a bite out of it.  I wasn’t the first person to observe this.  ...

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