Pollinator Week Jun 20, 2022

Pollinator Week

We spread our wings and fly into Pollinator Week with these exquisite Old World swallowtail butterflies who are enjoying a sip of nectar. The gorgeous swallowtail is welcome in any garden, both for its beauty and its ability to pass pollen from flower to flower. Far less desired are swallowtails in their caterpillar form, which can take a toll on ornamental plants or citrus crops. There are more than 550 swallowtail butterfly species, and their name comes from the forked appearance of their hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread.

© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jun 20, 2018Today is World Refugee Day
Jun 20, 2019In celebration of America’s national bird
Jun 20, 2020 Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
Jun 20, 2021Happy Father s Day
Jun 20, 2023American Eagle Day
Jun 20, 2024Summer solstice
Jun 20, 2025Summer solstice

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 30, 2018In the Highlands for Saint Andrew s Day
Feb 17, 2026Chinese New Year
Oct 15, 2022International Archaeology Day
Nov 11, 2023Veterans Day
Feb 14, 2024Valentines Day
Nov 10, 202547 years of Badlands National Park
Sep 9, 2021Islands of the Salish Sea
Dec 22, 2024Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, San Diego, California
Aug 25, 2020Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
Jan 8, 2025National Take the Stairs Day
Feb 7, 2021It s superb owl Sunday
May 2, 2018Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
Mar 2, 2021Fall for Chile
Jul 19, 2019A place fit for the gods
Jul 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
Jun 3, 2023National Trails Day
Nov 6, 2024Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
Apr 22, 2019Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
Dec 2, 2018Winter in Old Nuuk
Nov 25, 2024Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Jul 10, 2025Independence Day of the Bahamas
Apr 19, 2019Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
Apr 23, 2022World Book Day
Jan 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
Jun 25, 2019Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
Jul 14, 2025Shark Awareness Day
Jul 8, 2022Preveli Gorge
Nov 3, 2018A bison preserve
Jul 5, 2025Tour de France begins
Apr 26, 2018National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park