Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa). Apocynaceae.

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photo of butterfly weed and wasp

Native. Dry roadsides, meadows, successional fields. Widespread. Long Island, June 2018. Pollinated by Thread-waisted Wasp.

Native. Dry roadsides, meadows, successional fields. Widespread. Long Island, June 2018. A Thread-waisted Wasp species is the pollinator.