NBII - Digital Image Library - Environmental Topics: Pollinators

Pollinators

Pollinators are animals that help promote reproduction for a plant species by carrying pollen from a male floral organ to a female floral organ. Whether common or rare, a pollinator plays a key role within an ecosystem.

Monarch Butterfly on Dense Blazing Star
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Monarch Butterfly on Dense Blazing Star
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Monarch Butterfly on Dense Blazing Star
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Monarch Butterfly on Dense Blazing Star
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Monarch Butterflies on Dense Blazing Star
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Monarch Butterflies on Dense Blazing Star
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Rice Paper Butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Rice Paper Butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
Photographer: Drew Stokes; Cheryl Brehme
Mexican long-tongued bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
Photographer: Drew Stokes; Cheryl Brehme
Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) on a backpack strap
Photographer: Elizabeth A. Sellers