Wildlife in the Garden
Click on the images below to learn more about the different species of insects, pollinators, and birds that visit this garden.
Common and Scientific Names
1. Monarch, Danaus plexippus
2. Skipper of some sort
3. Hairstreak butterfly of some sort
4. Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanilla
5. Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
6. Swallowtail of some sort
7. Variegated fritillary, Euptoieta Claudia
8. House finch (male), Haemorhous mexicanus
9. Immature Ruby Throated Hummingbird hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
10. Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus
11. Metallic green sweat bee, Agapostemon
12. Metallic green sweat bee, Agapostemon
13. Western honey bee, Apis mellifera
14. Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus
15. Eastern pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis
16. Black mud dauber, Sceliphron
17. Gulf coast toad, Incillius valliceps
18. Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus
19. Ailanthus webworm moth, Atteva aurea
20. Yellow-collared scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis
21. Blue-fronted dancer (male), Argia apicalis
22. Differential grasshopper, Melanoplus differentialis
23. Bee species
24. Widow skimmer, Libellula luctuosa
25. Possibly a Southern broken-dash skipper, Wallengrenia otho
26. American Snout Libytheana carienenta
27. Common stretch spider Tetragnatha extensa
28. Eastern leaf-footed bug Leptoglossus phyllopus
29. Pipevine swallowtail Battus philenor
30. Gulf fritillary Agraulis vanillae
31. Salt marsh moth Estigmene acrea
32. Hunter's litter paper wasp Polistes dorsalis
33. Texas trilling cricket Gryllus texensis