A few butterflies we find in our gardens....
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Host plants: Tulip Poplar, Sassafras, Wild Black Cherry, Ash, Wild Crab Apple
Black Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Host Plants: Parsley, Dill, Rue, Carrots, Golden Alexander, Celery, Fennel, Queen Anne's Lace
Spicebush Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Host Plants: Spicebush, Sassafras
Painted Lady
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Host Plant: Borage, Hollyhock, Plantain, Sunflower, Thistle, Mallow
Red Spotted Purple
Red Spotted Purple
Red Spotted Purple
Host plants: Apple, Aspen, Basswood, Birch, Cherry, Willow, Poplar, Oak, Hawthorn, Pear, Cottonwood
Pearl Crescent
Red Spotted Purple
Red Spotted Purple
Host Plants: Aster
Red Admiral
Red Spotted Purple
Common Buckeye
Host Plants: Nettles, False Nettle
Common Buckeye
Red Spotted Purple
Common Buckeye
Host Plant: Plantain, Snapdragon, Toadflax, Figwort, Indian Paintbrush
Gray Hairstreak
silver-spotted Skipper
Variegated Fritillary
Host plants: Mallows, Legumes, Clover, Cotton
Variegated Fritillary
silver-spotted Skipper
Variegated Fritillary
Host Plants: Violets, Passionflower
silver-spotted Skipper
silver-spotted Skipper
silver-spotted Skipper
Host Plants: Black Locust, Honey Locust, Hyacinth Bean, Hog-Peanut, Wisteria, Tick-Trefoils
Monarch
silver-spotted Skipper
silver-spotted Skipper
Host Plant: Milkweed
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