Beautiful Garden Visitors

Butterflies and other insects

Today we ’re in Victoriaville , Quebec , Canada , in Christine Saint - Pierre ’s garden . She ’s shared pictures of her garden in bloom before ( deserving the Wait ) . But today she ’s partake some image of the most beautiful visitant to her garden , which bring her as much joy as the flowers do .

A snake feeder resting on the fuzzy seed heads of a staghorn sumac ( Rhustyphina , Zones 3–8 ) .

A prominent white full admiral butterfly feeding on a daisy .

Sitting on an orientalpoppybloom , a white admiral butterfly stroke shows off the spectacular radiation diagram on its wings . This specie of butterfly stroke has two form . single with a broad white band on the wings are found in the North ; in the South , they lack the white set . The cat feed on the leafage of birches , aspens , poplars , willows , and cherry trees .

A silver - bordered checkered lily resting on spirea blooms . The Caterpillar of this species feed exclusively on violets , hibernate through wintertime , then pupate and emerge as adult butterflies in spring .

Another ash grey - bordered checkered lily resting in Astilbe japonica . This striking specimen has more benighted colors , with the typical white edge to the wings .

An eastern tiger swallow-tailed coat butterfly stopping for a sip of nectar from a lilac . While some caterpillars feed on just one or two types ofhost plant life , this one has a extensive range of options , normally feeding on members of themagnoliaand rise family , but also using willow , poplars , and even lilacs .

Another view of this gorgeous butterfly .

Eastern tiger swallowtails clearly bang lilacs , even though they are not aboriginal shrubs . Some butterflies can accommodate to use nonnatives , while others need a specificnativehost plant . All need master of ceremonies plants detached from insecticides to thrive .

A Virginian Panthera tigris moth looking like it is ready for a Canadian wintertime in a white fur coating . The big , feathery antennae are a hint that this is a male moth . He will utilize those antennae to assist accompany the pheromone released by females so he can find them to copulate with . The caterpillars feed on low - spring up dope and clovers . Avoid using insect powder on your lawn , and you might just be reward with this beautiful moth in your garden .

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