Black-eyed Susans

Rudbeckia hirta

Checkered White Butterfly On A Black-eyed Susan In Oklahoma

By Mia McPherson|March 4th, 2025|Categories: Black-eyed Susans, Checkered White Butterflies, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: Andrena rudbeckiae, Black-eyed Susan, bloom, blooming, blossom, bottomlands, butterflies, butterfly, Checkered White, Checkered White Butterfly, flowering, insects, native, nectaring, Pontia protodice, roadside, spring, wildflowers, yellow wildflowers|

It isn’t really spring yet, but I’ve already seen a bee, flies, moths, and butterflies. They reminded me of this Checkered White butterfly I photographed last year.

Black-eyed Susan Photos With Insects

By Mia McPherson|June 14th, 2024|Categories: Black-eyed Susans, Johnston County, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: Andrena rudbeckiae, bee, bees, Black-eyed Susan, bloom, blooming, blossom, bottomlands, caterpillar, Coneflower MIning Bee, field, flower, flowering, insect, nectaring, riny, roadside, Rudbeckia hirta, spring, wildflowers, yellow wildflowers|

When I traveled to Tishomingo recently, I spent some time taking photos of Black-eyed Susans. In the process, I also found insects eating or nectaring on them.