THE POLLINATOR STUDY:
Butterflies
Butterfly Common in Tree Fields with Flowering Groundcovers

Butterflies were commonly seen in Christmas tree fields, especially in the fall. The most common butterflies observed were swallowtails, sulphurs and whites, eastern tail-blue, and meadow fritillaries. The silver-spotted skipper and hobomok skipper were also common. Less common were painted ladies, Gulf coast fritillary, red admirals, and Monarchs.
Butterfly Gallery
The following are photographs of common butterflies taken in Fraser fir fields and field borders during the study. Butterflies commonly seen were found in at least four of the study sites. Those less commonly seen are indicated below.

especially where field borders or field roads were allowed to grow up.
They were particularly attracted to thistles.








that happened to have a lot of milkweed.

