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Our first Viceroy. Eggs laid on and raised on Black Willow. They also use Cottonwood and Aspen trees as host plants. Looking very similar to monarchs, they developed this color pattern to protect themselves from prey. #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #NativeHostPlants #HostPlantsForButterflies #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant #PocketPrairie #NativePocketPrairie #NativeGrasslands #EcoregionsMatter #NativePlantHike #LearningNatives #LearningNativePlants #WaterSaver #WatershedWiseSA https://www.instagram.com/p/CT_K2pkMrxs/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Viceroy caterpillar has officially pupated. The host plant is Black Willow trees. Which are also host plant to Mourning Cloak, Red-spotted Purple, and Tiger Swallowtail. So four different butterflies use it. Black Willow (Salix nigra) is a wonderful Texas native tree. #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #NativeHostPlants #HostPlantsForButterflies #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant #PocketPrairie #NativePocketPrairie #NativeGrasslands #EcoregionsMatter #NativePlantHike #LearningNatives #LearningNativePlants #WaterSaver #WatershedWiseSA https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkYxqds_Ky/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Native Summertime blooms. What are you growing in your habitat?? #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #NativeHostPlants #HostPlantsForButterflies #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant #PocketPrairie #NativePocketPrairie #NativeGrasslands #EcoregionsMatter #NativePlantHike #LearningNatives #LearningNativePlants #WaterSaver #WatershedWiseSA https://www.instagram.com/p/CS3M310sLBo/?utm_medium=tumblr

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When your clients are so happy with their pollinator habitat, they send you its progress pictures. First picture is the closing on the home in 2018 to now. The others are the 138 day progression from install this spring. Thank you @jordanghawi and @stephmariephil for your trust in The Nectar Bar to complete your vision and providing habitat for our pollinators! ✌🏼💜🦋🦋 #HappyClients #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #NativeHostPlants #HostPlantsForButterflies #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant #PocketPrairie #NativePocketPrairie #NativeGrasslands #EcoregionsMatter #NativePlantHike #LearningNatives #LearningNativePlants #WaterSaver #WatershedWiseSA https://www.instagram.com/p/CSPHNRFMPhl/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Goatweed leafwings have emerged and been released. These are just stunning! Their beauty completely captivates you. Want to attract these to your habitat? Their host plants are croton. The one in my habitat is woolly croton. #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #NativeHostPlants #HostPlantsForButterflies #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant #PocketPrairie #NativePocketPrairie #NativeGrasslands #EcoregionsMatter #NativePlantHike #LearningNatives #LearningNativePlants #WaterSaver #WatershedWiseSA https://www.instagram.com/p/CSGCzdBs83H/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The habitat is FILLED with butterflies and other pollinator. Here are a couple I’m sharing. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (dark form), Gulf fritillary, Common buckeye, wasp, and an Horace's duskywing. #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant #PocketPrairie #NativePocketPrairie #NativeGrasslands #EcoregionsMatter #NativePlantHike #LearningNatives #LearningNativePlants #WaterSaver #WatershedWiseSA https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_NzPZMPBA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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We have started a nesting ball. Over the years I noticed many birds collecting materials for nesting. This year, I decided to make a nesting ball. I took two hanging baskets and connected them to make a sphere. Then as I lightly started to clear up the habitat after our record breaking freeze, I stuffed the ball with the materials. Instead of throwing it out, I’m making it accessible for for reuse. #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant https://www.instagram.com/p/CL55RIYnjwV/?igshid=1u0ndhri2huaa

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Signs of a healthy ecosystem and healthy soil. These are the good guys. rhinoceros beetles (Strategus aloeus) are medically harmless and the worse thing that can be said about these benign creatures of nature is that their size and appearance may startle you. Adults are proficient diggers Females lay their eggs singly in anything from old middle-decayed wood to flake soil. They often add dried leaves to this earthy material to help promote protection and proper temperature, which results in more eggs hatching and maturing. The larvae or grubs grow very quickly, taking almost a year to develop. Pupation is affected by weather conditions and the long pupation period is shortened if the pupae are kept in a warmer environment. Larvae look like large, white, C-shaped grubs similar to June beetles. Larvae live in rotten logs or high organic matter. They are also found in compost heaps and occasionally infest potting media. Hence, living inside wood blocks and the like, their diet consists of rotten wood and composted vegetation (decayed roots and leaves). Thus, they serve a vital role of recycling organic matter. If you see an adult, please don't kill it. Rhino beetles are important in recycling plant material back into the ecosystem. #TheNectarBar #PlantNative #PeaceLoveAndButterflies #Butterflies #NativePlants #Nature #TheNecatarBar #HealthyEcosystem #NativesForWildlife #NativesAreImportant https://www.instagram.com/p/CKqLLeEh3XU/?igshid=1400q1ds45w3w