Oh dear...
This monarch caterpillar thinks s/he’s outsmarted the parasitic wasps by pupating on a Rue plant. Clearly s/he doesn’t know that Rue is a host for black swallowtail caterpillars 🤦♀️
The hummingbird moths seem to favor the verbena bonariensis blooms in the garden ..... such a delight to watch although wasn’t expecting the bump at the end of this video😬🙈🌸
The #Monarch Migration is alive and well at the 50th parallel this season! Scores have been spotted at #FlutterbyHQ. Check this out — three on this one swamp #milkweed flower head alone 🤯 #ShareYourMonarchs
The Assiniboine Park Zoo (Winnipeg) released 13 captive-reared Poweshiek Skipperlings. 13? Not a big deal, right? Wrong! With fewer than 100 in Canada, they are critically endangered, so adding 13 to the wild population is huge! 👏 Kudos, @assiniboinezoo! https://t.co/SDRnOHz4fC
Join volunteers in the U.S., Canada & Mexico July 27 to Aug. 4 for the 2019 International Monarch Monitoring #Blitz. Your info will help experts better understand the butterfly’s distribution in North America. https://t.co/Vy7N1IenI3 Jim Hudgins/USFWS #MonarchBlitz