Posts Tagged: Tithonia
The Secret Life of a Blister Beetle
Blister beetles (family Meloidae) are so named because they emit a poisonous...
A blister beetle (family Meloidae) eating pollen from the Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch Butterflies as Pollinators
"More than beautiful, monarch butterflies contribute to the health of our planet. While feeding on...
Bees are the most well known pollinators, but butterflies, including monarchs, are pollinators, too. This monarch butterfly, sipping nectar in a Vacaville garden, came up with a head full of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Monarch Takes Flight
A monarch on the move... When you see a monarch foraging on a flower, have you ever seen them--or...
A male monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The male monarch takes flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A few twists and turns, a jumble of colors and jagged lines, and the male monarch takes flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Let's Roll!
Let's roll! During the golden hour, right before sunset, have you ever watched a male longhorned...
A male Melissodes agilis barreling over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Good Is a Butterfly?
In his fascinating book, "Life on a Little-Known Planet: A Biologist's View of Insects and Their...
A tattered Gulf Fritillary sipping nectar from a zinnia in a Vacaville, Calif., garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gulf Fritillary laying an egg on her host plant, Passiflora. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gulf Fritillary showing rejection toward a mate after laying an egg on the tendrils of a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)