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Sightings for July 2006
Mike Reese
Location: Fox River NWR and Muir Park SNA
Marquette County
- Clouded Sulphur (2)
- Coral Hairstreak (1)
- Edwards’ Hairstreak (3)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (5)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (7)
- Meadow Fritillary (1)
- Gorgone Checkerspot (1)
- Northern Crescent (3)
- Baltimore Checkerspot (2)
- Question Mark (1)
- Little Wood-Satyr (2)
- Common Wood-Nymph (3)
- Monarch (2)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (2)
- Least Skipper (1)
- Delaware Skipper (1)
- Black Dash (1)
- Dun Skipper (1)
Mike Reese
Location: Germania Marsh
Marquette County
- Clouded Sulphur (1)
- Bronze Copper (1)
- Edwards’ Hairstreak (5)
- Banded Hairstreak (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (3)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (4)
- Northern Crescent (4)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (2)
- Monarch (1)
- Least Skipper (1)
- Mulberry Wing (4)
Todd Sima, Mike Reese
Location: Avoca Wildlife Area
Iowa County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Cabbage White (3)
- Clouded Sulphur (2)
- American Copper (1)
- Coral Hairstreak (20+)
- Banded Hairstreak (3)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (5+)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (5+)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (3)
- Question Mark (1)
- Eastern Comma (3)
- Northern Pearly-eye (1)
- Appalachian Brown (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (10+)
- Monarch (5)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
- Least Skipper (2)
- Northern Broken-Dash (2)
- Delaware Skipper (6)
- Dion Skipper (2)
- Dun Skipper (3)
Todd Sima, Mike Reese
Location: Hardscrabble SNA
Lafayette County
Rain and drizzle all morning. Went out anyway and saw quite a few considering the weather!
- Cabbage White (5)
- Clouded Sulphur (2)
- Coral Hairstreak (6)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (3+)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (6)
- Pearl Crescent (1)
- Eastern Comma (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (5)
- Common Sootywing (1)
- Crossline Skipper (2)
- Northern Broken-Dash (10+)
- Delaware Skipper (6)
- Byssus Skipper (1)
- Dun Skipper (2)
David Drexler
Location: UW Arboretum
Dane County
Found two in the Grady tract on July 2, another on the Curtis Prairie July 4. 
- Tawny Emperor (3)
Todd SIma
Location: Avoca Area
Iowa County
Mike Reese
Location: Puchyan Prairie SNA
Green Lake County
I also attached a photo of a teneral Variegated Meadowhawk, the first and only one I have ever seen.
- Clouded Sulphur (3)
- Edwards’ Hairstreak (1)
- Banded Hairstreak (2)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (3)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (6)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (3)
- Meadow Fritillary (1)
- Northern Crescent (70+)
- Baltimore Checkerspot (10+)
- Eyed Brown (10+)
- Little Wood-Satyr (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (50+)
- Monarch (4)
- Poweshiek Skipperling (12)
- Long Dash (11)
- Dion Skipper (2)
dennis llewellyn
Location: mattoon, section of river closest to pallet mill
Shawano County
this was from 1130 to 1245, ill be going to more spots later will update at end of day
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Mustard White (3+)
- Cabbage White (3+)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (20)
- Silvery Checkerspot (2)
- Northern Crescent (45)
- Eastern Comma (3)
- White Admiral (7)
- Viceroy (1)
- Northern Pearly-eye (3)
- Eyed Brown (2)
- Little Wood-Satyr (3)
- Common Wood-Nymph (5)
- Monarch (4)
Mike Reese
Location: Meade Wildlife Area, west of the headquarters
Marathon County
- Mustard White (2+)
- Cabbage White (5+)
- Clouded Sulphur (50+)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (4)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (7)
- Northern Crescent (20+)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Eyed Brown (4)
- Common Wood-Nymph (13)
- Monarch (7)
- European Skipper (4)
- Peck’s Skipper (1)
- Long Dash (4)
- Delaware Skipper (1)
- Dion Skipper (8)
Mike Reese
Location: Ackley State Wildlife Area
Langlade County
- Cabbage White (4)
- Spring Azure (2)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (3)
- Harris’ Checkerspot (1)
- Northern Crescent (10+)
- White Admiral (5)
- Northern Pearly-eye (2)
- Eyed Brown (2)
- Little Wood-Satyr (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (2)
- Monarch (2)
- European Skipper (20+)
- Peck’s Skipper (7)
- Long Dash (4)
- Delaware Skipper (1)
- Dun Skipper (3)
Mike Reese
Location: Northeast of Goodman
Marinette County
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Mustard White (3)
- Pink-edged Sulphur (1)
- Northern Blue (10+)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (5)
- Northern Crescent (20+)
- White Admiral (10+)
- Northern Pearly-eye (10+)
- Little Wood-Satyr (2)
- Common Ringlet (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (4)
- Monarch (1)
- European Skipper (100)
- Long Dash (10+)
- Hobomok Skipper (1)
- Dun Skipper (10+)
Ron Arnold
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area and Town of Seneca
Wood County
NABA Sandhill/Seneca count.
New Sandhill/Seneca count record high numbers for: Variegated, Great Spangled, and Aphrodite Fritillary; Monarch. Mustard White tied with the previous high.
- Mustard White (2)
- Clouded Sulphur (20)
- American Copper (6)
- Coral Hairstreak (6)
- Acadian Hairstreak (13)
- Edwards’ Hairstreak (4)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
- Variegated Fritillary (2)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (50)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (21)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
- Meadow Fritillary (5)
- Northern Crescent (61)
- Mourning Cloak (9)
- Red Admiral (2)
- Viceroy (2)
- Northern Pearly-eye (9)
- Eyed Brown (31)
- Little Wood-Satyr (3)
- Common Wood-Nymph (144)
- Monarch (102)
- European Skipper (1)
- Peck’s Skipper (2)
- Long Dash (3)
- Delaware Skipper (4)
- Mulberry Wing (2)
- Broad-winged Skipper (1)
- Dion Skipper (10)
- Black Dash (5)
- Two-spotted Skipper (10)
- Dun Skipper (28)
Andy Paulios
Location: Cemetary Road area
Jackson County
American Copper and Common Wood Nymph both very common. Bog coppers were seen in the poor fen off of the ATV trail.
- American Copper (30+)
- Bog Copper (3)
- Edwards’ Hairstreak (1)
- Banded Hairstreak (2)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (5)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (5)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Eyed Brown (5)
- Common Wood-Nymph (30+)
- Monarch (5)
- Peck’s Skipper (1)
- Broad-winged Skipper (5)
- Black Dash (1)
- Dun Skipper (10)
Mike Reese
Location: Northern Kettle Moraine NABA count
Fond Du Lac County
Rain in the morning and cloudy with some drizzle until 12:30 and then mostly sunny. 
- Black Swallowtail (3)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
- Cabbage White (4)
- Clouded Sulphur (15)
- Harvester (1)
- Coral Hairstreak (7)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (7)
- Swamp Metalmark (4)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (17)
- Gorgone Checkerspot (6)
- Northern Crescent (9)
- Baltimore Checkerspot (4)
- Question Mark (1)
- Eastern Comma (2)
- Gray Comma (3)
- Red Admiral (1)
- Northern Pearly-eye (5)
- Eyed Brown (11)
- Appalachian Brown (6)
- Little Wood-Satyr (5)
- Common Wood-Nymph (122)
- Monarch (26)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (2)
- Northern Cloudywing (1)
- European Skipper (1)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (5)
- Long Dash (3)
- Northern Broken-Dash (12)
- Delaware Skipper (9)
- Black Dash (14)
- Dun Skipper (6)
Joan Braune and Ann Thering
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Dane County
We also had one duskywing sp.
- Cabbage White (1)
- Clouded Sulphur (1)
- Coral Hairstreak (4)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (15+)
- American Snout (1)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (10)
- Question Mark (6)
- Eastern Comma (1)
- Red-spotted Purple (2)
- Viceroy (1)
- Eyed Brown (2+)
- Appalachian Brown (10+)
- Common Wood-Nymph (30+)
- Monarch (10+)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (2)
- Mulberry Wing (1)
Andy Paulios
Location: Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
Dodge County
Adrian M. Konell
Location: Yankee Lake area and yard.
Marinette County
Eastern Tailed-Blues were all over the butterfly milkweeds this morning.
Todd Sima
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area and The West side of it
Wood County
The two Purplish Coppers were on Weisner Road.
- Black Swallowtail (1)
- Cabbage White (2)
- Clouded Sulphur (1)
- Orange Sulphur (2)
- American Copper (5)
- Purplish Copper (2)
- Coral Hairstreak (1)
- Acadian Hairstreak (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
- ‘Karner’ Melissa Blue (10+)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (10+)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (4)
- Meadow Fritillary (1)
- Mourning Cloak (2)
- Red-spotted Admiral (1)
- White Admiral (1)
- Northern Pearly-eye (2)
- Appalachian Brown (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (10+)
- Monarch (5+)
Mike Reese
Location: Beaver Creek Reserve - NABA Count
Eau Claire County
More than ten participants and four parties. Six Harvesters is the most I have ever seen in one day. The Fiery Skipper was the earliest and the farthest north that I have seen this species. A great day!
- Black Swallowtail (17)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (25)
- Mustard White (23)
- Cabbage White (87)
- Clouded Sulphur (607)
- Orange Sulphur (20)
- Harvester (6)
- American Copper (32)
- Bronze Copper (1)
- Coral Hairstreak (1)
- Banded Hairstreak (2)
- Striped Hairstreak (3)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (18)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (72)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (118)
- Silvery Checkerspot (1)
- Northern Crescent (16)
- Eastern Comma (5)
- Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (10)
- American Lady (1)
- Painted Lady (1)
- White Admiral (2)
- Red-spotted Purple (20)
- Viceroy (2)
- Northern Pearly-eye (8)
- Eyed Brown (1)
- Little Wood-Satyr (8)
- Common Wood-Nymph (22)
- Monarch (241)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (13)
- European Skipper (1)
- Fiery Skipper (1)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (4)
- Northern Broken-Dash (9)
- Delaware Skipper (10)
- Dion Skipper (1)
- Dun Skipper (394)
Ann Thering
Location: Cherokee Marsh, North Unit
Dane County
- Black Swallowtail (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (3)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (8)
- Pearl Crescent (1)
- Question Mark (3)
- Eastern Comma (1)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (1)
- Viceroy (2)
- Hackberry Emperor (1)
- Tawny Emperor (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (10)
- Monarch (12)
Todd Sima
Location: LWR East and West Avoca Units
Iowa County
The Pearl Crescents are now every where at West Avoca.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Cabbage White (3)
- Clouded Sulphur (1)
- American Copper (5+)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (2)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
- Pearl Crescent (100+)
- Question Mark (2)
- Eastern Comma (10+)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Red Admiral (2)
- Red-spotted Purple (10+)
- Viceroy (2)
- Little Wood-Satyr (3)
- Common Wood-Nymph (2)
- Monarch (10+)
- Delaware Skipper (1)
- Dun Skipper (1)
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Blue River Unit
Grant County
This is the first Roadside Skipper that I have seen at Blue River and it is very fresh. The Buckeye is very worn from the storms and I found three American Coppers dead and laying on flowers.
- Giant Swallowtail (1)
- Clouded Sulphur (1)
- American Copper (10+)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (4)
- Pearl Crescent (25+)
- Question Mark (1)
- Eastern Comma (10+)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- Red-spotted Purple (10+)
- Viceroy (1)
- Little Wood-Satyr (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (1)
- Monarch (10+)
- Dun Skipper (2)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (1)
Mike Reese
Location: Crex Meadow
Burnett County
- Black Swallowtail (3)
- Orange Sulphur (1)
- Pink-edged Sulphur (11)
- Coral Hairstreak (9)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
- ‘Karner’ Melissa Blue (4)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (14)
- Northern Crescent (2)
- Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (30+)
- Monarch (17)
- Peck’s Skipper (2)
- Dion Skipper (1)
- Dun Skipper (10+)
Tod Highsmith
Location: Jefferson Tamarack Swamp SNA
Jefferson County
This is my first Giant Swallowtail for Wisconsin.
- Giant Swallowtail (1)
- Red Admiral (1)
David Drexler
Location: Muralt Bluff Prairie SNA
Green County
First time looking for the Regals and they were cooperative! There may have been as many as five, but I think it was the same two individuals seen multiple times. 
- Cabbage White (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (3)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
- Regal Fritillary (2)
- Meadow Fritillary (1)
- Monarch (12+)
- Crossline Skipper (4)
Mike Reese
Location: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Ashland County
I checked out different trails off Forest Road 173 north of Black Lake. Dun Skippers were nectaring heavily on Dogbane and were almost as abundant as the European Skippers were three weeks ago. 
- Mustard White (2)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
- Atlantis Fritillary (11)
- Northern Crescent (3)
- White Admiral (1)
- Northern Pearly-eye (1)
- Appalachian Brown (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (7)
- Long Dash (1)
- Dun Skipper (100+)
David Drexler
Location: Teal Pond, UW Arboretum
Dane County
First snout I’ve seen! These harvesters are the first I’ve seen in Dane county. They’ve been hanging around the same spot for a couple weeks now.
- Harvester (3)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (3)
- American Snout (1)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (3)
- Pearl Crescent (4)
- Viceroy (4)
- Monarch (15+)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (6)
Ann Thering
Location: Private property south of Blue Mounds.
Iowa County
Very windy conditions.
- Black Swallowtail (1)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Cabbage White (1)
- Orange Sulphur (2)
- Coral Hairstreak (1)
- Banded Hairstreak (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (2)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (1)
- Regal Fritillary (6)
- Pearl Crescent (6)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- Northern Pearly-eye (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (8)
- Monarch (10)
Mike Reese
Location: various sites north of 21 and east of Copper Rd.
Monroe County
- Black Swallowtail (1)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (2)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (10)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
- Northern Crescent (3)
- Question Mark (3)
- White Admiral (4)
- Red-spotted Purple (6)
- Viceroy (5)
- Eyed Brown (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (3)
- Monarch (14)
- Least Skipper (2)
- Mulberry Wing (3)
- Broad-winged Skipper (10)
- Dion Skipper (2)
- Black Dash (37)
- Dun Skipper (12)
Mike Reese, KenTennessen
Location: High Cliff SP, Billion WLA, Killsnake WLA
Calumet County
We were looking mostly for odes, but did see a few butterflies. There were few nectar plants available in the marsh areas that we visited, with many areas dominated by reed canary grass.
- Black Swallowtail (3)
- Cabbage White (10+)
- Clouded Sulphur (6)
- Orange Sulphur (1)
- Northern Crescent (3)
- Viceroy (2)
- Eyed Brown (4)
- Monarch (31)
- Least Skipper (5)
- Broad-winged Skipper (6)
Glenda Denniston
Location: Lakeshore Nature Preserve, UW Madison
Dane County
Newly planted wetland gully at edge of woods, Lakeshore Nature Preserve, UW Madison, WI. I was weeding new plantings and the Snout flew from one of the marking sticks to the cuff of my work glove. Did this numerous times and when I offered my finger it perched on me, apparently sipping sweat. Stayed near me for more than 2 hrs, perching on my hand periodically. Had to be careful not to squash it.
- American Snout (1)
Joan Braune
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Dane County
- Black Swallowtail (1)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
- Cabbage White (3)
- Clouded Sulphur (1)
- Orange Sulphur (1)
- Banded Hairstreak (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (3)
- American Snout (3)
- Pearl Crescent (4)
- Eastern Comma (1)
- Red Admiral (2)
- Red-spotted Purple (1)
- Viceroy (4)
- Tawny Emperor (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (1)
- Monarch (9)
- Least Skipper (3)
Mike Reese
Location: Rocky Run SNA
Columbia County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
- Giant Swallowtail (3)
- Cabbage White (2)
- Clouded Sulphur (2)
- Orange Sulphur (3)
- American Copper (9)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (15)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (2)
- Pearl Crescent (6)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- Northern Pearly-eye (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (11)
- Monarch (40+)
- Northern Broken-Dash (3)
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Woodman and Millville Units
Grant County
Also photographed Two Hummingbird Moths.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Giant Swallowtail (8)
- Cabbage White (2)
- Clouded Sulphur (1)
- Orange Sulphur (2)
- American Copper (3)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (4)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (3)
- Pearl Crescent (20+)
- Question Mark (1)
- Eastern Comma (20+)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Red Admiral (1)
- Red-spotted Purple (4)
- Hackberry Emperor (10+)
- Common Wood-Nymph (1)
- Monarch (10+)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (6)
- Dun Skipper (2)
Mike Reese, David Reese
Location: Rock River Prairie SNA, Newark Road Prairie, Beckman Mill Park, Avon Bottoms
Rock County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (4)
- Giant Swallowtail (5)
- Cabbage White (10+)
- Clouded Sulphur (3)
- Orange Sulphur (3)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (30+)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (7)
- Meadow Fritillary (1)
- Pearl Crescent (5)
- Baltimore Checkerspot (1)
- Question Mark (1)
- Red Admiral (1)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- Red-spotted Purple (1)
- Viceroy (4)
- Eyed Brown (2)
- Common Wood-Nymph (7)
- Monarch (26)
- Wild Indigo Duskywing (1)
- Least Skipper (6)
David Drexler
Location: Kettle Moraine North Unit
Fond Du Lac County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Cabbage White (2)
- Harvester (2)
- Banded Hairstreak (1)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (4)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (3)
- Gray Comma (2)
- Red-spotted Purple (2)
- Viceroy (1)
- Monarch (5)
- Least Skipper (1)
David Drexler
Location: UW Arboretum
Dane County
Todd Sima
Location: LWR East and West Avoca Units
Iowa County
The Common Roadside and Pecks Skippers were at the West Avoca Unit.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Giant Swallowtail (8)
- Cabbage White (3)
- Clouded Sulphur (10+)
- American Copper (3)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
- Pearl Crescent (30+)
- Eastern Comma (20+)
- Red-spotted Purple (2)
- Viceroy (2)
- Hackberry Emperor (1)
- Northern Pearly-eye (1)
- Little Wood-Satyr (2)
- Monarch (10+)
- Peck’s Skipper (1)
- Dun Skipper (3)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (1)
dennis llewellyn
Location: the sewage pond road, and swamp road, Mattoon area
Shawano County
In the last 3 to 4 days there has been a major emergence of Milbert’s Tortiseshells.
- Cabbage White (10)
- Clouded Sulphur (5)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (12)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (12)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (6)
- Atlantis Fritillary (2)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
- Eastern Comma (1)
- Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (40+)
- White Admiral (1)
- Viceroy (4)
- Northern Pearly-eye (1)
- Little Wood-Satyr (2)
- Common Wood-Nymph (4)
- Monarch (25)