Butterflies in the garden

We have focused on perennial plants that will be hosts for Monarchs, Black Swallowtails, Tiger Swallowtails, Baltimore Checkerspots, Common Buckeyes, Regal Fritillary, Karner Blue, Spring Azure, Wild Indigo Duskywing and many others. The links will take you to a great page of information for each butterfly with pictures of each stage and awesome information. Below are images of the lifecycle of some of the butterflies.

Monarch butterfly life cycle on milkweed

Baltimore Checkerspot Life Cycle on Turtlehead