July 11, 2015 It’s My Park Day–Eastern Swallowtail Siting

As we worked in the Monarch Butterfly habitat a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail dined on the nectar of the purple coneflowers (Scientific/Botanical name: Echinacea purpurea). The Echinacea is pollinated by bees and butterflies as they flit from flower to flower. The blazing stars (Scientific/Botanical name: Liatris spicata)  and wild bergamot or bee balm (Scientific/Botanical name: Monarda fistulosa), are blooming in the background.

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