Butterfly sightings for May 2006
May 2 2006 |
Eric R. Howe
Location: Lulu Lake SNA
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May 2 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: 1 Mile West of Muscada
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 2 2006 |
Adrian M. Konell
Location: Mid-Marinette county, in yard
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★ = New county photo record |
May 2 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
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May 3 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 3 2006 |
Adrian M. Konell
Location: Mid-Marinette county, in yard.
This one is sitting on my wife's shoe. |
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May 3 2006 |
Andy Paulios
Location: NE Waushara County
Eastern/Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 3 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: Between Lone Rock and Gotham
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 6 2006 |
Mike Reese, Jeff Belth
Location: Brockway sites & Dike 17
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 7 2006 |
Mo Whalen
Location: SE Douglas Co.
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★ = New county photo record |
May 7 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: Millville unit, Woodman Unit and 3 miles west of Muscada
1st Pearl Crescents this year. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 7 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
1st Harvesters of the year. (early)
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★ = New county photo record |
May 7 2006 |
Mo Whalen
Location: Near Ounce River in Wascott Twp
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★ = New county photo record |
May 7 2006 |
Joan F. Rickert
Location: rural Medford
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 7 2006 |
Joan F. Rickert
Location: rural Medford
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 8 2006 |
Adrian M. Konell
Location: Mid-Marinette county, in yard.
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★ = New county photo record |
May 10 2006 |
Marcie O'Connor
Location: our farm
These were seen between May 6 and May 8. I'm also including a photo of a Great Spangled Fritillary caterpillar, which I found on May 8 on the stalk of a Birds Foot Violet. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 10 2006 |
Rhonda Hansen
Location: Burlington School Forest
Overcast Day but nice to be out. Saw several Duskywings but have to positively id it before I can include it. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 15 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: West Avoca Unit
1st of the year! |
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May 15 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: Three Miles West of Muscada
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May 16 2006 |
Adrian M. Konell
Location: Mid-Marinette county, in yard.
Feeding on some over ripe bannanas. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 16 2006 |
Dawn Hinebaugh
Location: Muralt Bluff Prairie State Natural Area
A few were seen flying at Muralt Bluff Prairie State Natural Area |
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May 17 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: West of Wazee County Park
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★ = New county photo record |
May 17 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Millville Unit
1st Giant Swallowtails |
★ = New county photo record |
May 17 2006 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Milwaukee - Riverside Park
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May 17 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Woodman Unit
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★ = New county photo record |
May 18 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Both sides of Avoca
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★ = New county photo record |
May 18 2006 |
Andy Paulios
Location: NE Waushara County - near West Bloomfield
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May 19 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR West Avoca Unit
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★ = New county photo record |
May 19 2006 |
Todd SimaGrant County |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 20 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
Spotted two Harvesters mating at a height of about 15 feet. |
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May 21 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR West Avoca Unit
My first American Copper Sporting Teal colored lower spots. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 21 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: West of Wazee County Park
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 22 2006 |
David Drexler
Location: UW Arboretum, Grady tract
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★ = New county photo record |
May 26 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: North of Mount Morris
1st Hobomok Skipper and 1st Arctic Skippers of the year. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 27 2006 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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May 27 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Blue River and Muscada Units
First Vicerory and Silver Spotted Skipper |
★ = New county photo record |
May 27 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR West Avoca Unit
I saw group after group of Pearl Crescents with each group numbering between 10 and 30. I also photographed my first Harvester. |
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May 27 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: South of Dike 17
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★ = New county photo record |
May 27 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: West side if Sandhill Area
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★ = New county photo record |
May 27 2006 |
Sue Allie
Location: In my garden
Had a female Monarch laying eggs. This is the second Monarch of the season that I have seen. |
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May 27 2006 |
Tim Arbogast
Location: Copper Falls State Park
found numerous clusters puddling by river |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 28 2006 |
Glenda Denniston
Location: Frautschi Point, Lakeshore Nature Preserve, UW Wisconsin, Madison
Only seen and photographed (in a honeysuckle shrub -- resting) for a brief time. Long enough to take this photo. It's the earliest I've seen this species in Madison. |
★ = New county photo record |
May 28 2006 |
Andy Paulios
Location: Vilas County - mostly NE portion of the county
Harvester was a lifer! |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 28 2006 |
Ron Arnold
Location: Wautoma, downtown in McDonald's parking lot
My first Juniper Hairstreak. A very tattered individual, but with good color. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 28 2006 |
Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
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May 29 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR Blue RIver Unit
First Red Spotted Purple and Question Mark |
★ = New county photo record |
May 29 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: LWR East and West Avoca Units
First little Wood Satyr
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★ = New county photo record |
May 29 2006 |
Joan Braune
Location: Cherokee Marsh
The temperature was in the high 80's. |
☆ = New county sighting record |
May 30 2006 |
Rhonda Hansen
Location: Burlington School Forest
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☆ = New county sighting record |
May 31 2006 |
Todd Sima
Location: 3 Miles West of Muscada
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★ = New county photo record |
May 31 2006 |
Tracey
Location: Indian Lake
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May 31 2006 |
Mike Reese
Location: Spring Lake area
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★ = New county photo record |
Seen while out pulling Garlic Mustard (GM) in evening. One White was seen on GM (some references infer that Mustard Whites may incorrectly lay their eggs on GM). The area was adjacent to the same wetland where M Whites have been seen in previous years.