Butterflies and Insects A ladybug basks in Tucson’s springtime sun atop a yellow rose. This praying mantis stayed put for at least 20 minutes–plenty of time to photograph him. Black, red, and white tropical butterfly Taken at the Rose Garden in Reid Park in Tucson Kissing beetle on a rose in the Rose Garden at Reid Park in Tucson Spring pollination in Tucson Monarch butterfly Honeybee on a yellow rose; taken at the Rose Garden in Tucson, Arizona Orange-and-black tropical butterfly A honeybee pollinates on a beautiful, deep red rose. Butterfly in flight; taken in southeastern Nebraska Honeybee on beautiful thistle in Madera Canyon, southeastern Arizona Three critters on this sunflower. Photo taken near Adams, Nebraska Owl butterfly Monarch butterfly pollinating on verbena Monarch butterfly on a verbena A butterfly resting quietly on a pink rose A bumblebee pollinating; taken in southeastern Nebraska A honeybee pollinates on a golden poppy about to bloom. Taken just after a spring rain in Tucson, AZ A honeybee pollinates on a Bird-of-Paradise flower. Two bees pollinating on a beautiful flower; taken at Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona A monarch in McDonald Park, Tucson, Arizona A tarantula hawk, aka pepsis wasp; taken in the Catalina Mountains, southeastern Arizona Bee on a spreading fleabane, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona Honeybee on thistle; taken in southeastern Arizona in one-point color Golden orb weaver spider; taken in southeastern Nebraska Notice the two spiders and a web off to the right. A honeybee pollinates a yellow flower in Tucson. Two honeybees pollinating a yellow rose Bee on yellowbells An unidentified insect rests on a beautiful yellow rose. Three honeybees pollinate on yellow flowers at Ski Valley, Mt. Lemmon, Arizona. A grasshopper on a thistle. Photo taken near Ashland, Nebraska Thistle pollination. This photo was taken near Ashland, Nebraska. A honeybee comes in for a landing! This monarch butterfly graces the orange flower with his “V” look and his shadow. A Monarch butterfly pollinates on a yellow lantana flower in Tucson, Arizona. Tropical butterfly Notice the tail on the mantis; apparently, they have emotions, too! Tropical butterfly Pollinating honeybees on a yellow rose, Tucson, Arizona Can you find all three insects/butterflies in this photo? A bumblebee pollinating. Notice the abandoned building in the background. Taken in southeastern Nebraska Honeybee pollinating on a prickly-pear cactus blossom Honeybee on a bird-of-paradise The dragonflies were very cooperative on this photo shoot; this was taken during the “golden hour” at the Rose Garden in Tucson’s Reid Park. A bee pollinates on a soft-pink rose. Taken at Tucson’s Rose Garden in Reid Park Two monarch butterflies Monarch butterfly Not sure of the name of this butterfly, but it’s beautiful! Monarch butterfly on lavender flower A moth on some yellow verbena A honeybee pollinates on a sunflower. Monarch butterfly Tropical butterfly One-point version of a monarch on a lavender flower Monarch on verbena Honeybee on yellow snapdragons Butterfly on orchids