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