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Butterfly Host Plants or Weeds? |
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From the Buckeye to Amercian Lady, many butterflies are dependant upon weeds for their very lives! Many of these plants are unattractive. How can we help butterflies by allowing these weeds to grow yet keep our yards neat and tidy? What can we do to help? Is it wrong to pull up these weeds from my gardens and lawn? Of course we can elimate these weeds from our lawns and gardens. But let's find places to plant them. From ditches to fields, streams to fence lines, we can either plant these plants (which are not noxious or invasive weeds) on our own property in wild areas or obtain permission to plant them elsewhere. Learn to identify these weeds and read below for ideas. |
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American Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis and Cudweed Gnaphalium sp. |
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Vanessa virginiensis |
Host plant for American Lady |
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in its nest made of cudweed. |
at the bottom of the nest. |
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Buckeye Junonia coenia and it's many 'weed' host plants. |
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An adult Buckeye Butterfly |
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