Mt. Cuba

About a week ago I attended a seminar on the Monarch butterfly, which included a stroll through the beautiful gardens.

There were several of these great spangled fritillaries, which are always a treat.

Tiger swallowtails nectaring on the bottlebrush buckeye.

Finally this very small Monarch caterpillar on milkweed.

And also a black swallowtail caterpillar.  The easiest way to tell them apart, is, if it is on your milkweed, it is a monarch.  If it is eating your parsley it is a black swallowtail.

Near the ponds I spied some dragonflies.  A black widow.

And a blue dasher.

Always a wonderful place to visit, and a very good seminar on the Monarchs.