Do you remember our previous post about insects found on milkweed plants? We recently went to western New York State and found insects on a different species of milkweed from that region.
This is the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. It has large leaves and pink flowers.
Can you identify these insects? Let us know in the comments.
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Milkweed plants are popular with insects.
As I’m running late this week, let’s take a look at a couple of insects that enjoy Robin’s Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus).
How about a tarnished plant bug?
Or an Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle?
Robin’s plantain is a member of the aster family. Sometimes it’s also called fleabane.
Just another one of those often-overlooked wildflowers that are important sources of food for insects.
There’s always something going on on our rush milkweed plants.
We’ve been watching a chrysalis that’s attached to one of the stems. Can you guess what kind of butterfly it belongs to?
This morning it had darkened up and the shape had changed.
Sure enough, a wrinkly butterfly emerged.
Can you recognize it now?
On a nearby plant, this female queen butterfly laid eggs for the next generation.
We’ll have more to watch next week.
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.
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