Growing milkweed plants for butterflies in Cotacachi Ecuador

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I live in an area that witnesses monarch butterfly migration annually. The bright orange and black beauties travel from Mexico upwards towards Canada each spring, returning in the fall. Not all make it,

The photos were taken with my honor 8a cell phone.

My patch of narrowleaf milkweed often attracts monarch butterflies in the springtime. This year was abundant! The photo sequence attached shows the journey of one particular monarch I found. It started

It's monarch butterfly season in Southern California, as the migration moves northward. Thanks to generous rain and some groundclearing at home, there's pleanty of California native narowleaf milkweed

The Monarch: Most of us know and love this butterfly for its pretty orange colors and its extensive migratory pattern, spanning all across the North American continent, between Mexico and Canada. Recently,

Plants for enjoyment, health and milkweed for survival of Monarch butterflies

My first attempt at naming a butterfly went terribly wrong. I called it a Monarch in the title when, in fact, it was a Swallowtail. This time I did some research before jumping the gun. I found that this

Canadian milk weed.

Milkweed Nikon D5600 Milkweed 01.12.2019

Milkweed Nikon D5600 Milkweed 19.06.2019

Almost more monarchs than this milkweed can handle.

Monarch Caterpillars at work munching away on their favorite snack Milkweed. My video is at DLive

Native pollinator, Sphex pensylvanicus, and insect-predator, nectaring on swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata.

Caterpillar

These are milkweed bugs. I think they're kind of pretty. Unfortunately, they destroy milkweed seedpods. Milkweed is the main food source for Monarch butterflies. Milkweed bugs are found throughout North

milkweed bug

Life Cycle of the Ladybug These cute little creatures are adorable as an adult and are wonderful insect controllers. However, in mid-Spring they lay their eggs on the undersides of my potato plants. Not