Great Spangled Fritillary
This is the butterfly you are most likely to see now at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). The best place to find them is on Butterfly Weed, the showy orange … Continued
Coneflowers
Coneflowers are always a good place to find butterflies. This is a Giant Swallowtail feeding on a Pale Purple Coneflower at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT).
Cloud of Monarchs
I’ve been seeing a lot of Monarch butterflies the past couple weeks. This must be the peak of fall migration. I found a group is feeding on New England Aster … Continued
Monarch Butterfly
The last few weeks I’ve been seeing more Monarchs at the PGT. This is the time of year when millions of monarchs migrate south to spend the winter in the … Continued
Monarch Butterfly
On the PGT Butterfly Walk last weekend we saw 10 Monarchs. All together, we identified 23 different kinds of butterflies: Black Swallowtail 7 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2 Giant Swallowtail 10 … Continued
See Monarchs, Swallowtails and more!
The PGT Butterfly Walk begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at the Prairie Garden Trust visitor center. We’ll stroll around the paved and mowed trails for about 2 … Continued
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Prairie wildflowers are a good place to find butterflies. This swallowtail is sipping nectar on Prairie Blazing Star. They are just starting to bloom now along the trails along the … Continued
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed It’s easy to see where the name for this plant comes from. Watch it for a few minutes and some butterflies will probably show up. In addition to … Continued
Native Bees at the PGT
Dr. Gabe McNett told me today to that he’s identified 5 different kind of bumble bees at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT), and that he expects to find more. Gabe … Continued
Painted Lady
Only 4 kinds of butterflies were identified on the PGT Butterfly Walk this afternoon; a record low. The problem was that it was cold, cloudy and there was a drizzly … Continued