American lady butterfly shares a coneflower with a wasp

An American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) shares a pale purple coneflower with a feather legged scoliid wasp (Dielis plumipes) in Kisatchie National Forest May 7, 2024.
Photo By/Credit
Ian Fischer/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
05/07/2024
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
An American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) shares a pale purple coneflower with a feather legged scoliid wasp (Dielis plumipes) in Kisatchie National Forest May 7, 2024.
Ecosystem
Forest
Species
Vanessa virginiensis
Echinacea pallida
Scoliidae
Subject tags
Forests
Insects
Pollinators
Wilderness
Wildflowers
Wildlife