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Transcript of Butterfly Gardening
of Douglas County, Kansas
Not from Douglas County? Generate a list for your location at www.butterfliesandmoths.org
www.vinlandvalleynursery.com785.594.2966
SINCE1998
Plant Listsfor the
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Skippers HESPERIIDAE
Silver-spotted SkipperHoary Edge Skipper
Northern CloudywingSouthern CloudywingConfused Cloudywing
Hayhurst’s ScallopwingSleepy Duskywing
Juvenal’s DuskywingHorace’s DuskywingMottled Duskywing
Wild Indigo DuskywingColumbine Duskywing
Common Checkered-SkipperCommon Sootywing
Swarthy SkipperLeast SkipperFiery SkipperOttoe Skipper
Leonard’s SkipperSachem
Peck’s SkipperTawny-edged Skipper
Polites origenes Crossline SkipperNorthern Broken-DashSouthern Broken-Dash
Little GlassywingArogos Skipper
Delaware SkipperByssus Skipper
Hobomok SkipperZabulon Skipper
Dion SkipperDun Skipper
Nysa Roadside-SkipperCommon Roadside-Skipper
Eufala SkipperBrazilian Skipper
Erebid Moths EREBIDAE
Nais Tiger MothHarnessed Moth
Yellow-collared Scape MothYellow-headed Lichen Moth
Ctenucha venosaVirginia Ctenucha
Oregon CycniaDelicate Cycnia or Dogbane Tiger Moth
Salt Marsh or Acrea MothMilkweed Tussock or Milkweed Tiger Moth
Arge Tiger Moth
Gossamer-wing Butterflies LYCAENIDAE
HarvesterAmerican Copper
Gray CopperBronze Copper
Juniper HairstreakHenry’s Elfin
Oak HairstreakCoral Hairstreak
Acadian HairstreakHickory Hairstreak
Edwards’ HairstreakBanded HairstreakStriped Hairstreak
Gray HairstreakWhite-M Hairstreak
Cassius BlueMarine Blue
Eastern Tailed-BlueSpring Azure
Summer AzureReakirt’s Blue
Brush-footed ButterfliesNYMPHALIDAE
American SnoutMonarch
QueenVariegated Fritillary
Great Spangled FritillaryRegal Fritillary
Red-spotted Purple or White AdmiralRed-spotted Purple
ViceroyHackberry Emperor
Tawny EmperorCommon Mestra
Silvery CheckerspotGorgone Checkerspot
Phaon CrescentPearl CrescentTexan Crescent
Baltimore CheckerspotCommon Buckeye
Question MarkEastern Comma
Gray CommaMourning Cloak
Red AdmiralPainted Lady
American LadyGoatweed LeafwingNorthern Pearly-eye
Gemmed SatyrLittle Wood-Satyr
Common Wood-Nymph
Whites & Sulphurs PIERIDAE
Falcate OrangetipOlympia Marble
Florida WhiteCabbage White
Checkered WhiteClouded SulphurOrange Sulphur
Southern DogfaceCloudless Sulphur
Large Orange SulphurLyside SulphurMexican YellowTailed OrangeLittle Yellow
Sleepy OrangeDainty Sulphur
Wild Silk MothsSATURNIIDAE
Luna mothPolyphemus mothRoyal Walnut MothRosy maple moth
Imperial moth
Bicolored honey locust moth
Parnassians & Swallowtails PAPILIONIDAE
Pipevine SwallowtailZebra SwallowtailBlack SwallowtailTiger Swallowtail
Spicebush SwallowtailGiant Swallowtail
Prominents NOTODONTIDAE
Common GluphisiaSmall Heterocampa
White-dotted ProminentDouble-toothed Prominent
Sphinx Moths & Hawkmoths SPHINGIDAE
Pink-spotted HawkmothWalnut SphinxCatalpa SphinxHagen’s Sphinx
Five-spotted HawkmothCarolina SphinxModest SphinxBlinded Sphinx
Twin-spotted SphinxVirginia creeper Sphinx
Lettered SphinxPandorus Sphinx
Snowberry ClearwingHummingbird Clearwing
White-lined SphinxTersa Sphinx
Owlet Moths, Miller Moths NOCTUIDAE
Corn Earworm MothArcigera Flower Moth
Bina Flower MothSchinia chrysellaSchinia cumatilisClouded Crimson
Schinia hulstiaSchinia jaguarinaLynx Flower Moth
Schinia mortuaGoldenrod Flower MothRagweed Flower MothBleeding Flower Moth
Brown Flower MothSchinia snowiSchinia tertia
Thoreau’s Flower MothThree-lined Flower Moth
Schinia ultimaSchinia volupia
Tiger Moth PARTHENICEBanded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth
Leconte’s HaploaGreat Leopard MothFall Webworm Moth
Black-and-yellow Lichen MothIsabella Tiger Moth or Banded WoolybearVirginian Tiger or Yellow Woolybear Moth
Orange HolomelinaForage Looper MothGrass Miner Moths
Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth
The Butterflies & Moths of North America (BAMONA) database includes verified sighting records for 178 species in Douglas County, KS as of January 1, 2016
Predesigned butterfly gardenspages 10—11
sachem
yellowsulphur
marineblue
hummingbirdclearwing
harnessedmoth
luna moth
commongluphisia
Isabella tiger
moth
caterpillar adult
bougainvillea giant swallowtail large orange sulphur
canna Brazillian skipper
cabbage checkered white salt marsh moth
canteloupe Nysa roadside skipper
corn Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear) salt marsh moth
cosmos painted lady
datura pink-spotted hawkmoth
fuchsia white-lined sphinx
lantana Brazillian skipper giant swallowtail large orange sulphur monarch pipevine swallowtail snowberry clearwing spicebush swallowtail white M hairstreak
marigold Hayhurst’s scallopwing Nysa raodside skipper sachem Ocola skipper
pentas black swallowtail giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail monarch skippers sulphurs
petunia five-spotted hawkmoth Pandorus sphinx pink-spotted hawkmoth pipevine swallowtail white-lined sphinx
potato five-spotted hawkmoth salt marsh moth
purslane variegated fritillary white-lined sphinx
snapdragon common buckeye
sweet potato pink-spotted hawkmoth
tomato five-spotted hawkmoth white-lined sphinx
torch tithonia swallowtails cabbage white orange sulphur gray hairstreak monarch sachem fiery skipper
zinnia swallowtails cabbage white sleepy orange variegated fritillary pearl crescent American painted lady silver-spotted skipper sachem Zabulon skipper Ocola skipper
ANNUALS
silver-spotted skipper
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black swallowtail
zinniacosmos
fuchsia
white-linedsphinx
caterpillar adultyarrow American copper(ACHILLEA) banded hairstreak gorgone checkerspot
leadplant silver-spotted skipper(AMORPHA)
columbine columbine duskywing(AQUILEGIA)
butterfly weed American copper (ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA) monarch black swallowtail queen coral hairstreak milkweed tussock moth Edward’s hairstreak gray copper gray hairstreak great spangled fritillary juniper hairstreak little glassywing northern cloudywing orange sulphur painted lady queen regal fritillary sachem silver-spotted skipper spicebush swallowtail variegated fritillary
common milkweed milkweed tussock moth hickory hairstreak(ASCLEPIAS SYRIACUS) queen hoary edge skipper monarch hobomok skipper juniper hairstreak monarch northern cloudywing orange sulphur Ottoe skipper painted lady Peck’s skipper queen regal fritillary sachem spicebush swallowtail white M hairstreak Zabulon skipper zebra swallowtail
monarch
caterpillar adult
dill black swallowtail
fennel black swallowtail
lavendar cotton hawkmoth
parsley black swallowtail
peppermint common buckeye gray hairstreak Horace’s duskywing little glassywing swarthy skipper variegated fritillary
spearmint Reakirt’s blue
pineapple sage black swallowtail giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail sulphur
mountain mint regal fritillary(PYCNANTHEMUM)
rue giant swallowtail
sorrel bronze copper gray copper
HERBSPERENNIALS
monarchchrysalis
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regalfritilary
fennel
pineapplesage
rue
swarthyskipper
butterflyweed
caterpillar adult
aster Isabella tiger mouth American snout(ASTER) (banded woolybear) checkered white common buckeye eastern-tailed blue fiery skipper Leonard’s skipper little yellow sulphur painted lady pearl crescent question mark sachem sleepy orange viceroy black swallowtail giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail
false indigo hoary edge skipper (BAPTISIA) wild indigo duskywing
butterfly bush black swallowtail(BUDDLEIA) giant swallowtail zebra swallowtail monarch comma
blue mist spirea Nysa raodside skipper(CARYOPTERIS)
senna tailed orange(CASSIA)
plumbago marine blue(CERASTIGMA)
tickseed common buckeye(COREOPSIS) monarch southern dogface variegated fritillary
dianthus snowberry clearwing(DIANTHUS)
teasel Leonard’s skipper(DIPSACUS) pipevine swallowtail
coneflower great spangled fritillary(ECHINACEA) monarch Ottoe skipper tawny-edged skipper American copper
Joe-pye weed great spangled fritillary(EUPATORIUM) little glassywing painted lady viceroy Zabulon skipper
caterpillar adult
spurge goatweed leafwing(EUPHORBIA)
meadowsweet spring azure Edward’s hairstreak(FILIPENDULA)
orange hawkweed snowberry clearwing(HEIRACIUM)
sunflower gorgone checkerspot Ottoe skipper(HELIANTHUS) Isabella tiger moth wild indigo duskywing (banded wollybear)
sneezeweed fiery skipper(HELIOPSIS) gorgone checkerspot Horace’s duskywing
dame’s rocket giant swallowtail(HESPERIS) pipevine swallowtail
blazing star Leonard’s skipper monarch(LIATRIS) Ottoe skipper painted lady siler-spotted skipper
Turk’s cap lily large orange sulphur(LILIUM SUPERBUM)
loosestrife gorgone checkerspot(LYSIMACHIA)
mallow gray hairstreak(Malva sylvestris) painted lady
bee balm great spangled fritillary(MONARDA) pipevine swallowtail
prickly pear cactus Ottoe skipper(OPTUNIA HUMIFUSA)
Phlox five-spotted hawkmoth(PHLOX) Olympia marble pipevine swallowtail
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fieryskipper
yarrow
rudbeckia
Leonard’sskipper
caterpillar adult
mayapple variegated fritillary(PODOPHYLUM)
Virginia knotweed Hayhurst’s scallopwing(POLYGONATUM VIRINIANA)
black-eyed Susan monarch(RUDBECKIA) swallowtails
hardy petunia Texan crescent(RUELLIA)
bouncing bet five-spotted hawkmoth(SAPONARIA) giant swallowtail Pandorus sphinx white-lined sphinx
Sedum variegated fritillary(SEDUM)
compassplant Ottoe skipper(SILPHIUM)
goldenrod American snout(SOLIDAGO) Edward’s hairstreak giant swallowtail gorgone checkerspot gray hairstreak Horace’s duskywing little yellow sulphur monarch orange sulphur viceroy white M hairstreak
Verbena great spangled fritillary(VERBENA CANADENSIS) pipevine swallowtail southern dogface zebra swallowtail
vervain Peck’s skipper(VERBENA HASTATA)
ironweed fiery skipper(VERNONIA) great spangled fritillary monarch painted lady Peck’s skipper
violet great spangled fritillary falcate orangetip(VIOLA) regal fritillary variegated fritillary
VINES caterpillar adult
grape Pandorus sphinx(VITEX) Virginia creeper sphinx white-lined sphinx
hops eastern comma(HUMULUS) red admiral
honeysuckle five-spotted hawkmoth(LONICERA) giant swallowtail hoary edge skipper northern cloudywing spicebush swallowtail white-lined sphinx Zabulon skipper
Virginia creeper Pandorus sphinx(PARTHENOCISSUS Virginia creeper sphinxQUINQUEFOLIA)
Wisteria Juvenal’s duskywing
moonvine pink-spotted hawkmoth(CONVOLVULUS) white-lined sphinx
morning glory pink-spotted hawkmoth(CONVOLVULUS)
passion vine variegated fritillary(PASSIFLORA)
GRASSESbluegrass hobomok skipper Peck’s skipper tawny-edged skipper Zabulon skipper
blue grama grass Leonard’s skipper
bottlebrush morthern pearly eye
little bluestem Leonard’s skipper Ottoe skipper swarthy skipper
sandlove grass Zabulon skipper
switchgrass hobomok skipper northern broken dash tawny-edged skipper
mayapple
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Peck’sskipper
hoary edgeskipper
morningglory
caterpillar adult
American holly Henry’s elfin
Azalea gray comma pipevine swallowtail
blueberry Henry’s elfin Juvenal’s duskywing
buttonbush hoary edge skipper Horace’s duskywing painted lady sachem silver-spotted skipper Zabulon skipper
New Jersey tea summer azure banded hairstreak spring azure coral hairstreak Edward’s hairstreak hickory hairstreak hoary edge skipper mottled duskywing northern broken dash Peck’s skipper spring azure swarthy skipper
chokecherry coral hairstreak
gooseberry gray comma
althea (rose of Sharon) large orange sulphur
lilac eastern tiger swallowtail Juvenal’s duskywing monarch pipevine swallowtail snowberry clearwing white-lined sphinx zebra swallowtail
spicebush spicebush swallowtail(LINDERA)
staghorn sumac luna moth royal walnut moth
snowberry snowberry clearwing snowberry clearwing
blackberry bronze copper hobonok skipper sleepy duskywing spring azure wild indigo duskywing Zabulon skipper zebra swallowtail
privet red-spotted purple white admiral spring azure
Virginia sweetwpire countless butterfly(ITEA) and moth species!
sleepyduskywing
SHRUBS
gooseberry
lilac
To make up the loss of milkweeds and nectar sources needed by monarch butterflies, Monarch Watch registers Monarch Waystations. These habitats include home gardens, schools, businesses, parks, zoos, nature centers, roadsides, rooftops, and unused plots of land in public and private right of ways to create, conserve, and protect milkweed/monarch environments. You can help monarchs by creating a habitat at your home, school, or even patio or balcony. This international effort has already done much to bring back the monarch population from the brink, and will continue to help assure the preservation of the species and the continuation of the spectacular monarch migration phenomenon.
Join the effort. Visit www.monarchwatch.org for more about registering your site and to peruse the register of waystations. Vinland Valley Nursery has been registered since 2007, and we offer seven species/selections of Asclepias for your monarch gardening pleasure!
Register a Monarch Watch Waystation
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caterpillar adult
pawpaw zebra swallowtail(ASIMINA)
ash eastern tiger swallowtail(FRAXINUS) hickory hairstreak twin-spotted sphinx
birch Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear)(BETULA) luna moth mourning cloak red-spotted purple white admiral twin-spotted sphinx
chestnut hickory hairstreak(CASTANEA)
cottonwood eastern tiger swallowtail(POPULUS) modest sphinx mourning cloak red-spotted purple white admiral viceroy
elm eastern comma(ULMUS) mourning cloak Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear) question mark tawny emporer twin-spotted sphinx white-lined sphinx
hackberry American snout(CELTIS) hackberry emporer mourning cloak question mark
hickory hickory hairstreak(CARYA) luna moth royal walnut moth walnut sphinx banded hairstreak
honeylocust silver-spotted skipper(GLEDITSIA)
juniper juniper hairstreak(JUNIPERUS)
locust silver-spotted skipper(ROBINIA)
maple Isabella tiger moth (banded woolybear)(ACER) rosy maple moth
mimosa Reakirt’s blue spicebush swallowtail(ASIMINA)
persimmon luna moth(DIOSPYROS) royal walnut moth
plum, cherry coral hairstreak eastern tiger swallowtail(PRUNUS) eastern tiger swallowtail Henry’s elfin red-spotted purple Juvenal’s duskywing white admiral white M hairstreak twin-spotted sphinx
redbud Henry’s elfin Henry’s elfin(CERCIS) Juvenal’s duskywing
sassafras spicebush swallowtail
serviceberry red-spotted purple(AMELANCHIER) white admiral
sweetbay eastern tiger swallowtail magnolia spicebush swallowtail
sweet gum luna moth(NYSSA) royal walnut moth
tulip tree eastern tiger swallowtail(LIRIODENDRON) spicebush swallowtail
oak banded hairstreak(QUERCUS) hickory hairstreak Horace’s duskywing Juvenal’s duskywing red-spotted purple white admiral rosy maple moth southern hairstreak white M hairstreak
walnut banded hairstreak(JUGLANS) luna moth royal walnut moth walnut sphinx
willow eastern tiger swallowtail(SALIX) mourning cloak twin-spotted sphinx viceroy
TREES
sassafras & spicebush swallowtails
redbud
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WEEDS caterpillar adult
chicory least skipper tawny-edged skipper
clover eastern tailed blue edward’s hairstreak gray hairstreak gray copper Isabella tiger moth gray hairstreak northern cloudywing great spangled fritillary orange sulphur Hayhurst’s scallopwing Reakirt’s blue hickory hairstreak salt marsh moth juniper hairstreak southern dogface least skipper monarch northern broken dash white-lined sphinx wild indigo duskywing Zabulon skipper
Bermuda grass fiery skipper gemmed satyr sachem
crab grass fiery skipper Nysa roadside skipper sachem
dandelion Juvenal’s duskywing orange sulphur sleepy duskywing
lambsquarters Hayhurst’s scallopwing
mallow gray hairstreak painted lady
nettle red admiraml
plantain common buckeye
OTHER GOOD EATS adult
rotting fruit eastern comma hackberry emporer mourning cloak question mark red admiral red-spotted purple white admiral tawny emporer
tree sap eastern comma goatweed leafwing gray comma hackberry emporer harvester (alder, ash, hawthorn, beech) little wood satyr ourning cloak (primarily oak) northern pearly eye (willow, poplar, birch) question mark red admiral white admiral tawny emporer harvester (witchhazel)
dung goatweed leafwing hackberry emporer northern pearly eye question mark red-spotted purple white admiral tawny emporer viceroy red admiral (bird droppings)
fungi northern pearly eye viceroy
carrion hackberry emporer northern pearly eye question mark red-spotted purple white admiral tawny emporer viceroy
aphid honeydew harvester little wood satyr viceroy
woolly aphids, scale, harvester caterpillerstreehoppers
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Top ten guidelines forbutterfly gardening:
1) Watch butterflies in nearby areas to see which flowers they prefer.
2) Grow plants recommended for a variety of species.
3) Position plants in a sunny place, sheltered from wind.
4) Grow large clumps of the most favored species.
5) Try to maintain diversity in height, color and blooming periods.
6) Don’t use pesticides, and restrict your use of biological conrols that affect caterpillars to surgically strike trouble spots. Products like BT that are safe and effective against bagworms, for example, will also kill butterfly caterpillars.
7) Provide a mud puddle in a sunny spot.
8) Grow larval plants for butterflies that appear in your garden. Learn to recognize weeds that grow in your garden and in wild scrubby areas so you can leave them for the butterflies.
9) Leave some undisturbed corners for weedy larval and nectar plants.
10) Expand your garden’s focus to include other insects, amphibians, songbirds and mammals to create a habitat for all creatures!
The basics
Butterflies are choosy insects. Any gardener can have aphids, but Red Admirals, Painted Ladies, and Tiger Swallowtails insist that certain conditions be met.
Ample sunshine is the foremost consideration.
Butterflies avoid shady areas. Ideally, your garden should have a southern exposure. Butterflies use early morning for basking on sun-warmed rocks, bricks or gravel paths. As morning temperatures rise, they begin visiting their favorite nectar flowers, but always in sunlit areas of the garden.
Butterflies prefer gardens that are sheltered from prevailing winds. If yours is not, consider planting a windscreen of butterfly bush or viburnum - both shrubs which are rich in nectar. As an added bonus, many nectar plants also attract hummingbirds!
Mud puddlesCreate a shallow puddle to attract swallowtails, blues, sulfurs and other butterflies that enjoy drinking at mud puddles in order to obtain needed salts in their diet. A sprinkling of table salt and the addition of some manure will increase the puddle’s appeal. Since salt harms plants, however, use a saucer or locate the puddle outside your flower border.
Accept a certain amount of
imperfection in your plants.
Holes in foliage indicate
that insects are enjoying a
healthy meal, converting the
sun’s energy stored in the
plants to a form useful to
other members of the food
web, namely those who eat
the insects themselves! If
an imbalance threatens the
survival of a plant, research
who is causing the damage
and what safe method can be
used to bring the situation
back into balance. Eradication
need not be the goal. Start
with identification, then do
your homework!
Garden for wildlife!Although you might not think of common wild animals like opossums, cottontails, bluejays and robins as
threatened, these animals are finding life increasingly more difficult as the areas they’ve called home make way for suburban neighborhoods and urban development. Even though these common spe-cies are not in immediate danger of becoming extinct, individuals are coming into conflict with hu-
mans with much higher frequency. Less visible but just as important are the insects, who are misun-derstood, underappreciated and also in danger from habitat loss and pesticide use. Gardens that are
designed sustainably with an eye toward creating balanced ecosystems are the wave of the future. Outdated landscapes consisting of a few sharply shaved shrubs surrounded by flat green lawn are soon to be relegated to the history books as a dark ages period in landscape design.
New millenium gardens are visually dynamic and teaming with species diversity. Today’s gardener is more than just a petunia planter. Today’s gardener is a habitat manager, student of nature and conservationist!
common milkweed & monarch caterpiller