Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillars
This is the first year I’ve seen Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars here. The fast-moving...
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Category: pollinators
Golden Wasp Meets Gray Hairstreak
A Great Golden Digger Wasp nectared her way around a Clustered Mountain Mint when she came face to...
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American Bumble Bee
I was especially thrilled to see this large and beautiful American Bumble Bee. I’d just read...
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Wasp Battle!
See a Feather-Legged Scoliid Wasp (Dielis plumipes) drive off a Hidalgo Mason Wasp (Euodynerus...
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Gold-Reined Digger Wasp
This Gold-Reined Digger Wasp (Sphex habenis) is my 300th wild observation on iNaturalist for the...
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Pipevine Swallowtail
I’m thrilled that at least one Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly is visiting the garden this...
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Monarch Butterflies
The day before what would have been Evelyn Jackson’s 100th birthday, I saw a Monarch...
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Scoliid Wasps
Scoliid Wasps are colorful, large, and relatively calm. They’re fun to see and easy to...
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Skipper Butterflies
These small, sturdy butterflies visit the garden frequently. You might first admire them for their...
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Large Milkweed Bug
I plant Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) to support Monarch Butterflies. I’d plant it...
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Western Honey Bee
Honey bees buzz around the garden all year. They come from Africa and Asia. Settlers introduced...
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Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly
The body and wing tops of this small butterfly are a lovely blue. Underneath, the wings are...
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