Insects and Spiders

Pollinators On Milkweed

Milkweed attracts more than just monarchs. This Antelope Horns milkweed flower had all kinds of insects attracted to it. This flower ball had several honey bees and a gray hairstreak butterfly on it at the same time.
Antelope Horns Milkweed (Asclepias asperula)
Male Gray Hairstreak Hodges#4336 (Strymon melinus)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

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