I don't have my own vehicle any more.
I walk a lot and spend a fair amount of time at bus stops.
I frequently see some critter or another while I am out and about without my camera.
Today I saw two.
Where can I go to look at pictures to find out who they were?

I go here sometimes http://bugguide.net/node/view/...

Thank you - I didn't think that question was going to get any answers!

Your welcome

I also love bugguide and can highly recommend it. Just upload your image to "ID request" and you often have an answer in seconds.

@crittergarden, @luvsgrtdanes:

Thanks for the info on BugGuide.net.

I just registered and sent them a photo of a purple (!) caterpillar I noticed on my lavender plant that I purchased about a month ago from a local nursery.

It's about 1 1/4 inch long and seems to ignore the leaves and instead prefers the blooms.

The plant remains outside, so the relatively cool temps (low 60s now) don't seem to bother it.

I hope they'll be able to identify it, since I felt like I was in Alice in Wonderland when I first spotted it.

P.S. - For most of my life I've been partial to various shades of purple, but now I'm really drawn to yellowish-oranges.