Butterfly: Great Spangled Fritillary
2021-06-07 - Jefferson Co., KY - Photo by Pen
A Great Spangled Fritillary, spotted on a stalk of early-blooming milkweed this weekend. According to the butterfliesandmoths.org entry for Speyeria cybele, they feed on "nectar from many species of flowers including milkweeds, thistles, ironweed, dogbane, mountain laurel, verbena, vetch, bergamot, red clover, joe-pye weed, and purple coneflower." Comments | Permalink
2021-06-07 - Jefferson Co., KY - Photo by Pen
A Great Spangled Fritillary, spotted on a stalk of early-blooming milkweed this weekend. According to the butterfliesandmoths.org entry for Speyeria cybele, they feed on "nectar from many species of flowers including milkweeds, thistles, ironweed, dogbane, mountain laurel, verbena, vetch, bergamot, red clover, joe-pye weed, and purple coneflower." Comments | Permalink