Butterfly sighting

Jul 16 2011

Sylvia Edlebeck

Location: Necedah National Wildlife Refuge
Juneau County

Sunny and hot, with lots of pesky flies, but it was a very rewarding afternoon, with many butterflies, dragonflies, and damselflies. Highlights included a Karner "Melissa" blue alighting on my ankle and hundreds of damselflies on a creek.

Aphrodite Fritillary

Aphrodite Fritillary

Ebony Jewelwing

Ebony Jewelwing

American Copper

American Copper

'Karner' Melissa Blue

'Karner' Melissa Blue

White Admiral

White Admiral

Bronze Copper

Bronze Copper

Monarch

Monarch

Common Buckeye

Common Buckeye

Dun Skipper

Dun Skipper

Mourning Cloak

Mourning Cloak

Common Wood-Nymph

Common Wood-Nymph

Ebony Jewelwing

Ebony Jewelwing

'Summer' Spring Azure

'Summer' Spring Azure

Eyed Brown

Eyed Brown

Black Dash

Black Dash

★ = New county photo record