Butterfly sighting

May 20

Dean Hansen

Location: Various stops on Crex Meadows SWA
Burnett County

A group of 12 butterfliers hit Crex Meadows Saturday morning.
Olympia Mables were fairly common at all five stops. A dirt road leads south from Reed Lake Road to a landing on Reed Lake. Some animal--beaver, muskrat, whatever--leaves deposits of dung or castor (?) near the shore, and this consistently attracts butterflies, as with these Duskywings. Several Sleepy/Dreamy Duskywings went undetermined. The Persius was a positive ID.
No Commas, Question Marks, and Tortoiseshells were seen.

American Lady

American Lady

duskywing sp.

duskywing sp.

duskywing sp.

duskywing sp.

duskywing sp.

duskywing sp.

Juvenal's Duskywing

Juvenal's Duskywing

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Olympia Marble

Olympia Marble

Hoary Elfin

Hoary Elfin