Monarch Butterfly And Milkweed. Photos videos and information with links to relevant resources are provided throughout those pages. It may be the most familiar north american butterfly and is considered an iconic pollinator species.
It may be the most familiar north american butterfly and is considered an iconic pollinator species. Milkweed is the single most important source of food for the threatened monarch butterfly and planting a patch or two in your landscape is an important contribution to the continued existence of the species. Photos videos and information with links to relevant resources are provided throughout those pages.
Its wings feature an easily recognizable black orange.
A monarch butterfly perches on milkweed at the patuxent wildlife research center in laurel md friday may 31 2019. A monarch butterfly perches on milkweed at the patuxent wildlife research center in laurel md friday may 31 2019. Everything you wanted to know on monarch butterflies and milkweed. The winner is the asclepias incarnata common name.