Michael RamsdellMonarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-28
Just barely hanging on
Itself is an act of defiance at times
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Butterfly 2026-2
Once I realize I am only kidding myself
It's usually not that funny
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
matt๐ปโ๏ธbeautiful day for some baseball! Monarchs wrapping up the series against Lake Country.
#LongLiveTheFun #Monarchs
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh๐จ๐ฆPoint Pelee: A Monarch Superhighway
While famous for birding, Point Pelee National Park is also a critical stop on the monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, tens of thousands of monarchs gather at the park's southern tip, resting & waiting for favourable winds before making the perilous flight across Lake Erie. This natural spectacle turns the park's trees orange and black with butterflies. #Canada #PointPelee #Monarchs #Migration ๐จ๐ฆ
Colin PurringtonIf you grow milkweed to support monarch butterflies, spring is the time to pot up all those volunteers in your yard and to gift them to neighbors without asking them whether they want them. #monarchs #butterflies #milkweed #asclepias #plants #flowers #gardening #garden #pollinators
DoomsdaysCWBulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)
This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.
Table of Contents:
- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- โWildโ Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings
"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.
Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.
When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."
Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/
#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension
Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for Butterflies in Maine - Cooperative Extension Publications - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies in Maine.
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-112
It can take effort
To not let the little things bug you
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
jakalopesArticle about butterfly declines across North America, with a focus on monarchs. One of the primary threats is pesticide use.
Researchers analyzed 336 individual plants, including milkweeds, in the US and found only 22 did not have detectable pesticides.
In some cases, 100% of milkweed sold at retail nurseries had detectable levels of pesticides.
#butterflies #entomology #science #biology #monarchs #insects #bugs
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2018-19
It would be great if each day would
Exceed our expectations
#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics
Paul HealeyโA spokesperson for the Stop Trump Coalition has called the US state visit a national embarrassment, criticising the US presidentโs war in Iran and how itโs driving up prices in the UK.
Jake Atkinson said: โKeir Starmer sending the King to wine and dine with the warmonger-in-chief signals we are happy to green-light Trumpโs illegal actions around the world, no matter how much chaos they cause.โ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/king-charles-us-visit-trump-live-updates-b2965197.html
Why appease a sex offender embezzling monies from the people of the USA, who also threatens world peace with his racketeering to finance a programme of genocide and ecocide? #oligarchs #plutocrats #Monarchs #Affordability #FascistCollaborators #TheIVReich #TheFederationOfResistance
