The Honey Locust Moth is found from the mid-western to eastern United States and generally anywhere there is honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) or Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus), which are its hosts. This moth has three…
Introduction Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) is a deciduous tree native to the mid-western and eastern United States, but has been planted extensively throughout. It is a host plant for one butterfly and two moths. The…
The Cabbage White butterfly is perhaps one of the most widespread butterflies in the world. Originally from Europe, Asia, and North Africa, it has been introduced in other areas through introduction. In a lot of…
Introduction to the Eastern Comma Butterfly The Eastern Comma butterfly is located throughout eastern North America from North Dakota south to northeast Colorado and east, except for peninsular Florida. Host plants include members of the…
The Question Mark butterfly is located throughout eastern North America from North Dakota and Texas and east. Host plants include members of the Urticaceae (Nettle Family) and Ulmaceae (Elm Family) and hackberry (Celtis sp.). The…
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) is a herbaceous perennial that grows in open areas such as fields, meadows, gardens, woodland edges, and roadsides, where there is moist soil. The pink flowers bloom in the summer…
Introduction Oval-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) is a herbaceous perennial found in the northern parts of the midwest United States and Canada from British Columbia to Ontario. This plant grows in prairies, open woods, and roadsides…
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a herbaceous perennial vine that grows in a variety of habitats including fields, woods, gardens, fencerows, and disturbed areas. It is the host plant for the Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth…
How does a specialist perennial leverage a deep, woody rhizomatous architecture and densely tomentose, light-reflective foliage to dominate the shifting, nutrient-starved eolian sand dunes of the Great Plains? Dive into our comprehensive, 9-section ecological analysis…