The Butterfly Bar at The VORTEX is home to a nationally certified butterfly sanctuary.
Below are some of the beautiful visitors to our garden including a zine
made by Alex Cogburn, The Keeper of The Butterfly Garden and the Box Office Manager of The VORTEX,
and VORTEX Board Member, Marliza Mendez.
Fiery Skipper Butterfly on Marigold
Red Admiral Butterfly on Deck
American Lady Butterfly
Sulphur Butterfly
American Lady Butterfly
White Checkered Skipper
Monarch Butterfly
Black Swallowtail on Rue
Black Swallowtail on Moonflower
Black Swallowtail on Moonflower
Black Swallowtail on Moonflower
Black Swallowtail on Rue
Sphinx Moth Caterpillar
Variegated Fritillary
Beetle on Marigold
Phidippus arizonesis (Jumping Spider) on Bamboo Stake in Passion Vine
Green grasshopper munches on a flower.
A beetle and a spider sit on a yellow columbine flower.
Bumble bee walks along passion vine.
Green Lynx Spider