Posts Tagged: Tithonia
Gulf Frit and Tithonia: Showstoppers
The Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, and the Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, seem...
A Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, fluttering over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bee and the Mantis
So here's this praying mantis, a female Mantis religiosa, tucked beneath a Mexican sunflower,...
A honey bee forages on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, as a female praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, perches below. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Just Dropping by to Say 'Hello'
A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, stretches beneath a Mexican sunflower,...
A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, stretches beneath a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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)