by Kristen Dangelo | Jul 26, 2010 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants, Caterpillars, Eggs, Gifts & Whimsey
Painted Lady Butterflies Painted Lady Butterflies are one of the most widely distributed butterflies in the world, they can be found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Migration and the wide range of available host plants is what helps make the painted...
by Kristen Dangelo | Jan 13, 2010 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Photography
We often get asked, “What do butterflies eat?”. . . Butterflies eat (drink or sip) nectar through a straw-like mouth part called a proboscis (pro-boss-kiss). Nectar is a sugar rich liquid produced by flowering plants like cosmos, verbena, zinnias,...
by Kristen Dangelo | Dec 2, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants, Caterpillars, Eggs
O’ Cassia Tree, O’ Cassia Tree, how lovely are your branches… Where some female Sulphurs are concerned, the verse above should read, how lovely are your blossoms. The brilliant yellow buds found on a blooming Cassia plant, are number one on these...
by Kristen Dangelo | Sep 29, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Artwork, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Photography, Caterpillars, Humor
The Yellow and Winding Road Painted Lady on Hollyhock (Vanessa cardui on Alcea rosea) © Mother Nature, 2009 (Yellow Roads Abstract by Leaf Miner)
by Kristen Dangelo | Sep 15, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants
The Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) lay their eggs on the tender young leaves of many types of citrus, including Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit and Kumquat. The Giant Swallowtail Caterpillars feeds on the leaves of the citrus tree until pupating and...
by Kristen Dangelo | Aug 23, 2009 | Butterflies, Butterfly Gardening, Butterfly Host Plants
Milkweed (Asclepias) is a natural wonder – the host plant for the monarch and the queen butterflies. Without milkweed, these butterflies would cease to exist. Milkweed is also an important nectar source for butterflies, bees and other nectar seeking insects....
