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Birds don’t have a good sense of smell
• What other characteristics do flowers have besides scent to attract pollinators?
Insects like birds are attracted to
• Besides bees can you think of some other insect that is known for pollinating flowers?
Why do butterflies visit flowers?
• A little on butterfly anatomy and life history– Think back to our lesson on the Monarch, how
many life stages do butterflies have?
The Proboscis is the only mouth part that allows butterflies to feed. It works like a straw. They cannot chew solid foods.
What do you call the liquid food that plants provide pollinators?
Proboscis
Caterpillars don’t drink nectar
• What do caterpillars eat?– Think back to our lesson on the Monarch
Plant matter, they chew on leaves
• If you want a butterfly garden you need to have plants that feed the adults and the larvae (caterpillars).
Many host plants are weedy species
• But even so, they can still look good in a garden.
• Daucus carrota• Milkweeds
Nectar plants
• Bee Balm – Monarda didyma• Butterfly bush – Buddleia• Milkweed – Asclepias• Common Lilac – Syringa
vulgaris• French Lavendar – Lavandula
dentata• French Marigold – Tagetes
patula• New England Aster – Aster
novae-angliae • Phlox • Purple Coneflower – Echinacea
angustifolia• Verbena• Zinnia
Caterpillar host plants
• Cabbage – Brassica• Carrot, Dill, Parsley –
Apiaceae• Hollyhock – Alcea rosea• Sassafras• Willows – Salix • Wisteria
Some common butterflies you might
come across
• Monarch Butterfly
• The two dots are the male sex organs
Viceroy• This species mimics the Monarch. Can you
spot the differences?• Why would it be beneficial for it to mimic the
Monarch?• Food: Willows
• Tiger Swallow tail, the male (yellow) and female look like two different species.
Food:Wild Cherry, Sweet Bay
Cabbage White
• A small butterfly, very common now
• Food – Plants of the mustard family (cabbage, Nasturtium)
Mourning Cloak
• This species overwinters in our area, and is one of the first to emerge when the weather first warms up
• Its large and easily recognizable due to color combination.
• Food – Willows, Birch, Cotton wood, Elm, Hackberry