"Milkweed is a vital aspect of the #monarchbutterfly life cycle. It’s the only #plant that #monarchs can lay their #eggs on because it’s the only plant their #caterpillars can eat. Milkweed also offers protection to monarch caterpillars. #Milkweed is poisonous to many of the caterpillar’s predators. This #poison also #protects the caterpillars after it becomes a #butterfly because the #toxins stay in its body."
#lepidopterist #lepidopterists #extinction #florida #nature
https://pureairnatives.com/why-native-milkweed-plants-are-crucial-to-monarch-butterflies/#:~:text=Milkweed%20is%20a%20vital%20aspect,many%20of%20the%20caterpillar's%20predators.

A real bargain for #lepidopterists. I just received my copy of thre recently released Moths of Bhutan by Cees Gielis, Maurice Franssen, Frans Groenen and Karma Wangdi. A checklist and basic information for 1928 species found in the country with 1424 of them beautifully illustrated in colour. Just €22.95 from Veldshop.
https://www.veldshop.nl/en/moths-of-bhutan.html