1. Do Now: How do animals help plants get pollinated? Can you name some types of pollinators?

2. Birds don’t have a good sense of smell What other characteristics do flowers have besides scent to attract pollinators?

3. Red and Orange and Yellow are colors that attract pollinators

4. Insects like birds are attracted to Besides bees can you think of some other insect that is known for pollinating flowers?

5. Butterflies!

6. Why do butterflies visit flowers? A little on butterfly anatomy and life history – Think back to our lesson on the Monarch, how many life stages do butterflies have?

7. Egg Larvae – Caterpillar Pupa – The chrysalis Adult – The butterfly

8. How do butterflies feed? Proboscis

9. The Proboscis is the only mouth part that allows butterflies to feed. It works like a straw. They cannot chew solid foods. What do you call the liquid food that plants provide pollinators? Proboscis

10. Caterpillars don’t drink nectar What do caterpillars eat? – Think back to our lesson on the Monarch

11. Plant matter, they chew on leaves If you want a butterfly garden you need to have plants that feed the adults and the larvae (caterpillars).

12. Many host plants are weedy species But even so, they can still look good in a garden. Daucus carrota Milkweeds

13. Nectar plants Bee Balm – Monarda didyma Butterfly bush – Buddleia Milkweed – Asclepias Common Lilac – Syringa vulgaris French Lavendar – Lavandula dentata French Marigold – Tagetes patula New England Aster – Aster novae-angliae Phlox Purple Coneflower – Echinacea angustifolia Verbena Zinnia Caterpillar host plants Cabbage – Brassica Carrot, Dill, Parsley – Apiaceae Hollyhock – Alcea rosea Sassafras Willows – Salix Wisteria

14. Some common butterflies you might come across Monarch Butterfly The two dots are the male sex organs

15. Viceroy This species mimics the Monarch. Can you spot the differences? Why would it be beneficial for it to mimic the Monarch? Food: Willows

16. Tiger Swallow tail, the male (yellow) and female look like two different species. Food: Wild Cherry, Sweet Bay

17. Cabbage White A small butterfly, very common now Food – Plants of the mustard family (cabbage, Nasturtium)

18. Orange Sulfur – One of the most common Small butterfly Food – legumes (clovers, vetches)

19. Mourning Cloak This species overwinters in our area, and is one of the first to emerge when the weather first warms up Its large and easily recognizable due to color combination. Food – Willows, Birch, Cotton wood, Elm, Hackberry

20. Red Admiral Recognizabl e by red stripes and white spots on forewings Food – Nettles, Hops

21. Great Spangled Fritillary Males smaller with black markings on forewing veins Food -- Violets

22. Homework Look up ten of the plants that were mentioned in today’s lesson and find out how best to grow them. Don’t use any of the tree species in the lesson. – Can we grow any of them??