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A travel worn Monarch Butterfly feeds on full bloomed Goldenrod on a warm autumn morning.
Side view of eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (female) atop Joe-Pye weed, midsummer. Wings partly open. Facing camera right. Taken in a meadow in Connecticut's northwest hills.
A Monarch Butterfly and Ailanthus Webworm Moth both feed on a Goldenrod Flower
Very variable, low to tall, hairy or hairless perennial. Basal leaves oblong, broader above the middle, stalked; stem leaves linear-lanceolate, decreasing up to the stem, unstalked.\nFlowerheads bright yellow, 15-18cm, in lax, rather narrow panicles.\nHabitat: Dry places, on calcareous or acid soils.\nFlowering Season: July to September.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe.\nGoldenrod is known as Herbal Medicine.\n\nThis is not a common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
Yellow goldenrod flowers blossoming on cloudy sky.
Monarch butterfly resting on blooming goldenrod under the summer sun
Moth on Liatris
Monarch Butterflies Landing on Goldenrod Horizontal image
Viceroy butterfly on Joe-Pye weed in summer. Taken in Connecticut. The viceroy can be mistaken for a monarch but is smaller and has a curved black vein on the hindwing.
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on the flower of tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima)
Goldenrod, native to North America, is an essential source of nectar for pollinators, especially late in the growing season when other nectar sources become scarce.
Insect butterfly Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on goldenrod. Copy space
Euptoieta claudia, the variegated fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
Butterflies - Clouded Sulphur Backlit Close-up
Female marbled white butterfly sucking on a scabiosa.
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feeding on joe-pye weed in summer, Connecticut, with defocused background. 4:3 format.
Cloudy Sulfer butterflies feeding on Downy Ragged Goldenrod
Varied Eggfly Butterfly (Female) In Subtropical Australian Garden. Also Known As Blue Moon Butterfly
Close-up view of an Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) on Brazilian button blooms
Vanessa cardui is a very common migrant that arrives from Africa every summer. Numbers fluctuate annually, depending on the reproduction in Africa.\nThe species is most likely to be seen in open areas were the vegetation has a mosaic structure, such as waste land, fallow ground and pasture land.\nit uses various species of Carduus, Arctium and Cirsium both as larval food plant and as a source of nectar.\n\nThis is a common Migration Butterfly in the Netherlands.
One male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, pollinating a purple summer bloom
Front view of a painted lady butterfly sucking on flowering origanum.
Monarch butterflies on Goldenrod at the Scarborough Bluffs in the summer
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (male) on Joe-Pye weed in midsummer
Bright, colorful orange butterfly on yellow flowers with nice bokeh in the background
Swallowtail butterfly on a Purple Bergamot
Natural floral background with focus in the foreground, blooming flowers.
Photo taken at Goethe state forest in North Central Florida. Nikon D720 with Nikon 200mm macro lens and SB28DX flash
Free Images: "bestof:Nectaring on goldenrod and aster, Beltsville, Maryland. Thanks to Chris Thompson for the identification. Nectaring on goldenrod and aster, Beltsville, Maryland."
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