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0 0 Butterfly milkweed

Butterfly milkweed

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Monarch hostplant and common native wildflower. Prime

0 0 Alfalfa and Western Honey Bee

Alfalfa and Western Honey Bee

by birdlady6000Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

0 0 Coffeeberry

Coffeeberry

by Liam OBrienSan Francisco, California, USA

Large, dark green bush

1 0 Milkweed

Milkweed

by Jonathan SequeiraHeredia, Costa Rica

It is known as a toxic plant ( Apocinaceae family ) Milkweeds are an important ...

0 0 Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

by Christiane4671, Queensland, Australia

Rainbow Lorikeets feed mainly on fruit, pollen and

1 0 Tufted Vetch

Tufted Vetch

by birdlady6000Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Bees love it! It is an introduced perennial member of the pea family.

0 0 White Sweet-Clover

White Sweet-Clover

by birdlady6000Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

The sweet fragrance of Sweet-Clover comes from coumarin which is also present ...

0 0 Pale Tiger on Snowplant

Pale Tiger on Snowplant

by Liam3California, USA

Snowplant as a nectar

0 0 Coyote Bush

Coyote Bush

L.A., California, USA

sort of prickly, green, native to CA, 3 meters long, very sticky,

0 0 Julia caterpillar

Julia caterpillar

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, USA

Saw this one Julia cat. among quite a few Zebra Longwing cats, chrysalis, and ...

1 0 Lime Berry

Lime Berry

by Vinny

Small tree to 10m, forming little red fruits. Apparently a good

0 0 Centropogon flower

Centropogon flower

by Marta RubioTexeiraProvincia San José, Costa Rica

nectar

4 0 Spicebush swallowtail (female)

Spicebush swallowtail (female)

by Brian38Arkansas, USA

The basic colour of the female is dark-brown and there is no yellowish band on ...

1 1 Purple Archangel

Purple Archangel

by LarsKorbHohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

. This allows bees to gather its nectar for ...

0 0 Yellow star thistle

Yellow star thistle

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

Star thistle is a valuable source of ...

0 0 Honey Bee

Honey Bee

by Stefania F. R.Antigua and Barbuda

nectar and pollen, the former primarily as ...

0 0 Bee Balm or Monarda

Bee Balm or Monarda

by MickGrantRipley, Ohio, USA

attracted to the plants. These plants also serve as a butterfly

0 0 Butterfly-bush

Butterfly-bush

by DespinaTsafetopoulouNew Zealand

Buddleja davidii is appreciated in butterfly gardens for its value of its ...

0 1 Tuliptree  Tulip poplar

Tuliptree Tulip poplar

by gla.clevelandmetroparksStrongsville, Ohio, USA

nectar

2 1 White sweet clover

White sweet clover

by mauna KunzahNew Jersey, USA

A major source of

0 0 Cut-leaf Coneflower

Cut-leaf Coneflower

by Ryan FezzGainesville, Florida, USA

Order: Asterales > Family: Asteraceae. An excellent

1 0 Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

by marcineadamsGlencoe, Illinois, USA

Found this beautiful Monarch Butter posing for pictures at the Botanic Gardens ...

1 0 American Copper Butterfly

American Copper Butterfly

by Nature NerdWisconsin, USA

The American Copper flies a foot or two off the ground in rather quick sorties ...

1 0 Enchanter's Nightshade

Enchanter's Nightshade

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

seed pods, capsules?

2 0 Plain Tiger

Plain Tiger

by SachindraUmeshBadulla UP, Sri Lanka

Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) as a

0 0 False-bird-of-paradise

False-bird-of-paradise

by JillBlackNadi, Fiji

Spotted at Nadi, Fiji also known as Lobster claw. The downward-facing flowers ...

0 0 White sweet clover

White sweet clover

by Marta RubioTexeiraMaastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

White sweet clover is a major source of ...

2 0 Yellow-footed Antechinus

Yellow-footed Antechinus

by VinnyVictoria, Australia

Small rat-like native marsupial, wide ranging in habitat, eats a variety of ...

0 0 False Bird of Paradise

False Bird of Paradise

by jackie.hawaii

birds and insects, however; rostrata has downward-facing flowers providing a ...

5 2 Bullock's Oriole - Male

Bullock's Oriole - Male

by JoshuaGSmithArizona, USA

unfamiliar chattering call. I found the

0 0 black and white barred bee

black and white barred bee

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

about a half cm long bee, notably black and white striped along the abdomen

0 0 Whorled Milkweed

Whorled Milkweed

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

butterflies, as well as other milkweed insects. The flowers are great

0 0 Spear Thistle

Spear Thistle

by Marta RubioTexeiraVlaanderen, Belgium

These flowers are a rich nectar

0 0 Silver Paperbark

Silver Paperbark

by VinnyNorthern Territory, Australia

roofing material, to carry and store food, as well as flavouring meat. An ...

0 0 Paperbark

Paperbark

by VinnyNorthern Territory, Australia

species from other Melaleuca's. An important

6 2 Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

goldenrod to grow in your garden instead of ZOMBIE FLOWERS that lack or have ...

6 2 Western Tailed-Blue (mating)

Western Tailed-Blue (mating)

by dominique.eghlidiOregon, USA

millefolium) and Goldenrod (Solidago) were the likely

0 0 Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Wildflower found in prairies. This large purple flower serves as an important ...

1 0 Ringlet butterfly

Ringlet butterfly

by RikMartinBroadland, England, United Kingdom

Brown medium sized butterfly with distinctive ring shaped pattern on underwing. ...

5 0 Cape Canary

Cape Canary

by Michael StrydomWestern Cape, South Africa

here taking full advantage of the pollen,

1 2 Hanging Lobster Claw

Hanging Lobster Claw

by hannahd123Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

It looks like a bird of paradise. Don’t be fooled! It’s actually not!

0 1 Variegated Fritillary

Variegated Fritillary

by 21zbarrickBaltimore, Maryland, USA

I found this butterfly on my school campus. The butterfly has very distinct ...

0 3 Large Carpenter Bee

Large Carpenter Bee

by nexttogoneBandera, Texas, USA

mass quantities of blooms make this bush an endless

0 0 Capeweed

Capeweed

by MelissaFergusonMelbourne, Florida, USA

Small creeping herbaceous wildflower.

0 0 Purple Sunbird

Purple Sunbird

by AvishekPurkayasthaJamnagar, India

nectar, although they will also take ...

0 3 Pitcher plant

Pitcher plant

by missfroggieCoquille, Oregon, USA

proteases and other enzymes. The insects are attracted by a

2 0 Purple deadnettle

Purple deadnettle

by Marta RubioTexeiraMaastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

to gather its nectar for food when few ...

0 0 Snowberry Clearwing Moth

Snowberry Clearwing Moth

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the ...

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