Butterflies and moths are targeted with kiosk roof plantings within Bonhoeffer Botanical Gardens, plants that larva need for survival (e.g., Kiosk 01’s Milkweed for
Monarchs, native to eastern areas; Kiosk 10 has had a huge hatch of Red Admirals the past 3 years). We’ve also seen hatches of Swallowtails, Lorquin’s Admiral, and Cabbage Whites. If you see and photograph a butterfly, we’d very much like to use the photo. Please send jpegs to bb@plc215.org. Butterflies are like autos on the I-5 Freeway, they pass through quickly and only stay a brief time. Most are seen on summer afternoons.
| Kiosk | Common Name | Web Reference |
| Kiosk 16 | Spring Azure | Celastrina ladon |
| Kiosk 15 | Lorquin’s Admiral | Limenitis lorquini |
| Kiosk 14 | Brown Elfin | Incisalia augustinus |
| Kiosk 13 | Pacific Fritillary | Boloria epithore |
| Kiosk 12 | Pine White | Neophasia menapia |
| Kiosk 11 | Western Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio rutulus |
| Kiosk 10 | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta |
| Kiosk 09 | Western Pine Elfin | Callophrys eryphon |
| Kiosk 08 | Cabbage White | Pieris rapae |
| Kiosk 07 | Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper | Lycaena mariposa |
| Kiosk 06 | Mylitta Crescent | Phyciodes mylitta |
| Kiosk 05 | Purplish Copper | Lycaena helloides |
| Kiosk 04 | Mourning Cloak | Nymphalis antiopa |
| Kiosk 03 | West Coast Lady | Vanessa annabella |
| Kiosk 02 | Woodland Skipper | Ochlodes sylvanoides |
| Kiosk 01 | Monarch | Danaus plexippus |
https://www.wnps.org/blog/butterflies-need-native-plants
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/region/washington
https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/danaus-plexippus
https://wabutterflyassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Common-Butterflies-of-Puget-Sound-2.pdf
https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/408/2015/02/PLS-3-Most-Common-Butterflies-in-the-PNW.pdf
https://cascadiaprairieoak.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Guide-to-Butterflies-of-South-Puget-Sound-2014_updated.pdf
https://blog.wa.aaa.com/travel/road-trips/pacific-northwest-butterflies/
What is the number of native conifers, tall deciduous trees, ferns and butterflies …. all very close to this magic number … that we focus on in the Gardens?
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