ckallen's Identifications

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

July 26, 2016 11:28 AM CDT

Place

Rita Blanca NG - FM 296, Dallam Co., TX (Google, OSM)

Description

This was the first patch of broadleaf milkweed where we had a convenient location along the roadside to stop and take pics. The activity on the flower clusters--particularly by hymenopterans--was abundant and frantic. I'm uploading the tarantula hawk wasps separately.