Got Milk(weed)? June 19, 2009
Posted by Jennifer Schlick in arachnid, insects, wildflowers.trackback
Today I was out early checking my bird boxes. Some of them sit in a really lovely large patch of Common Milkweed.
Since I have been seeing Monarch Butterflies, I decided to check the plants for eggs or caterpillars. I didn’t find any Monarchs at all. But I found plenty of other stuff! Take a look:
Milkweed Bugs
Harvestman
Bagworm
A Snail
Somebody Hiding in a Rolled Up Leaf
and my favorite: Virginia Ctenucha Moth!
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yeah for the beautiful moth!!
So many animals depend on this plant, which is toxic to us no less.
Beautiful captures! The snail looks like a Succinea putris (Amber snail), which is fairly common here in Europe, but I’m not sure if this species lives in North America too.
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