Swamp Butterfly. Swamp metalmark butterfly everyone agrees that swamp metalmark populations are in trouble and the species is listed as rare endangered in the areas where it is known to live it is among the first insects whose status earned it a spot on the wisconsin endangered and threatened species list in 1989. Me neither but i m about to find out.
Native to mexico this tropical species is very easy to propagate. Swamp milkweed attracts a profusion of butterflies especially the monarch butterfly. Not present or very faintly present with the females wings being slightly rounded color and appearance.
Pink swamp milkweed asclepias incarnata with a nectaring monarch butterfly.
Me neither but i m about to find out. Swamp metalmark calephelis mutica. Swamp metalmark butterfly everyone agrees that swamp metalmark populations are in trouble and the species is listed as rare endangered in the areas where it is known to live it is among the first insects whose status earned it a spot on the wisconsin endangered and threatened species list in 1989. Welcome to our world.