Wild thingsThe Laguna Mountains skipper, as a caterpillar and a butterfly. Alfred / San Diego Union-Tribune; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest Region)AdvertisementChances are you haven’t seen a Laguna skipper in the Laguna Mountains in northern San Diego County. The story continues: “Once the increasingly plump caterpillars stop eating and form a chrysalis, they’ll be taken to the Laguna Mountains for release. The medical examiner in San Diego County hasn’t yet given a cause of death, but overheating may have played a role.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 08, 2021 18:00 UTC