Feeding Time

Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on Purple Coneflower
Pettigrew, AR - June 2014

It's not just about putting on a show - for the butterfly, it's all about making a living. The great spangled fritillary is particularly fond of purple coneflower. In this image, you can see the butterfly's proboscis hard at work down inside the flower.

great spangled fritillarySpeyeria cybeleButterflypurple coneflowerEchinacea purpureaozarks wildflowerozarks butterfly