Posts Tagged: gulf fritillary
What's a Meloid to Do?
So, what's a meloid beetle to do? Here you are, a meloid beetle foraging on a Mexican...
A male long-horned digger bee targets a pest, a meloid beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gulf Fritillary butterfly shares a Mexican sunflower with a meloid beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a meloid beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A meloid beetle about to take flight. (Photo by Kathy Keaetley Garvey)
Right Color, Wrong Species
You never know what you'll see in your pollinator garden. That's why it's always a good idea to...
A Gulf Fritillary butterfly checking out a red flameskimmer dragonfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Closer and closer. The Gulf Frit heads straight for the flameskimmer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oops! You're not a prospective mate. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sharing a Mexican Sunflower
Two's company. Three's a crowd? Not necessarily. Sometimes we wish it were half a dozen. Last...
A Western Tiger Swallowtail readies for a landing on the same flower occupied by a Gulf Fritillary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two's company. Three's a crowd? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Go Lay an Egg? And She Did!
Nobody really bats an eye when a chicken lays an egg. That's what we expect them to do. But when a...
A Gulf Fritillary laying an egg in the dead of winter on a passionflower leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A female Gulf Fritillary, after laying an egg, soaks up some sunshine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Black Friday? No, Butterfly Friday
What did you do on Black Friday? Did you spend the night camped out in front of a store? Or did...
A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) nectaring on lantana on Black Friday. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gulf Fritillary butterfly nectaring on lantana on Black Friday. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)