Bees and Butterflies

8/2018

Morton Arboretum

Near the visitor center are flower gardens designed to attract pollinators. These gardens are a success. Many bees, particularly honeybees, visit the flowers there.

bee Honeybee
bee Honeybee
bee Honeybee
bee Carpenter Bee - significantly larger than honeybees
butterfly Silver-spotted Skipper
bee Possibly a sweat bee - this critter was very, very small

Herrick Lake forest

The Herrick Lake forest, several miles west of the arb, is wooded with an assortment of wild flowers. The clover flowers and thistles attracted pollinators.

bee Bumblebee on clover - this bee is smaller than a carpenter bee and has a furry abdomen
butterfly Common Sulpher butterfly on thistle
butterfly Silver-spotted Skipper
butterfly Silver-spotted Skipper