As a few of us lingered at the end of our walk at Coastal Oaks Preserve, a somewhat tattered great southern white butterfly (Ascia monuste) was sipping nectar from two nearby native plants, oakleaf fleabane (Erigeron quercifoliius) …
… and beautiful blue-flowered bay lobelia (Lobelia feayana) …
Larval food plants for this butterfly that we saw at the Coastal Oaks Preserve include Virginia peppergrass (Lepidium virginianum) …
… and the saltmarsh succulent saltwort (Batis maritima) …
Be on the lookout for this tropical butterfly and its larval host plants in coastal areas.
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 