Pollinator observations on Milkweed

Pollinator observations on Milkweed

Emily Mohl

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Monarch butterfly + Ant on milkweed

Skipper on milkweed

Swallowtail on milkweed

All photos courtesy of Diane Angell, taken as part of a bumblebee study.
These photos are of various butterfly species, but we don’t think butterflies are the best pollinators of milkweed because their legs are too skinny to really transfer pollinia well.

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August 21, 2019

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