Pictured here is an example of the Phaon Crescent butterfly (Phyciodes phaon) feeding on one of its favorite plants Texas Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora). … [Read more...] about Phaon Crescent Nectaring On Texas Frogfruit
Invertebrates
Beautiful Female Black Swallowtail On Dandelion And Henbit
Pictured here is a female Black Swallowtail butterfly feeding on a young dandelion bloom. Note the band of iridescent blue along the hind-margin of … [Read more...] about Beautiful Female Black Swallowtail On Dandelion And Henbit
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
This is an example of a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus. Like the Black Swallowtail, this species belongs to the Swallow tail … [Read more...] about Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Orange Yellow Sulfur Butterfly on Dakota Vervain
Here we have an Orange Yellow Sulfur butterfly nectaring on the wildflower Dakota Vervain. Colias urytheme is a highly variable butterfly in terms of … [Read more...] about Orange Yellow Sulfur Butterfly on Dakota Vervain
Common Checkered-skipper on White Prairie Aster
The Common Checkered-skipper butterfly, Pyrgus communis, is found in the Southern United States during February through October. Its remarkable white … [Read more...] about Common Checkered-skipper on White Prairie Aster