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On the wing

Butterfly gardens planted this spring have led to sightings of several different species across the Rockefeller campus.

Butterfly, Eastern Tiger SwallowtailButterfly, MonarchButterfly, Black SwallowtailButterfly, Cabbage White

Photos taken by Anne Nurse, wife of President Paul Nurse, show, clockwise from top left, eastern tiger swallowtail, monarch, cabbage white and black swallowtail butterflies in gardens at the President’s House. As part of campus-wide green initiatives, butterfly gardens were planted this spring in front of the President’s House and in the corner
lot between the hospital and Gasser Hall. At least eight species of butterfly have been spotted on campus, including those above as well as red admirals, orange sulfurs, tortoiseshells and spicebush swallowtails.