- The
monarch butterfly or
simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a
milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the
family Nymphalidae.
Other common names,...
- nectar). The most
notable of them is the
monarch butterfly,
which uses and
requires certain milkweeds as host
plants for
their larvae. The
genus contains...
- Nymphalidae, the brush-footed
butterflies. It
includes the Daniadae, or
milkweed butterflies, who lay
their eggs on
various milkweeds on
which their larvae (caterpillars)...
-
commonly known as
butterfly weed, is a
species of
milkweed native to
eastern and
southwestern North America. It is
commonly known as
butterfly weed because...
-
Asclepias syriaca,
commonly called common milkweed,
butterfly flower, silkweed,
silky swallow-wort, and
Virginia silkweed, is a
species of
flowering plant...
- (Speyeria idalia) only
consume plants in one genus,
milkweed and violets, respectively. As adults,
butterflies feed
mainly on nectar, but they have also evolved...
-
butterfly weed, redhead,
scarlet milkweed, and wild ipecacuanha. It is
grown as an
ornamental garden plant and as a food
source for some
butterflies,...
- tigers, the
butterfly genus Tirumala Tirumala limniace, an
Indian milkweed butterfly species Tirumala hamata,
another Indian milkweed butterfly species "Blue...
-
garden plant for its flowers,
which attract butterflies and
other pollinators with nectar. Like most
other milkweeds, it has
latex containing toxic chemicals...
- cymes) in open meadows.
Milkweed plants are a
major food
source for
Monarch and
Queen butterfly caterpillars and as with
other milkweed plants, it
bleeds white...
