Butterflies

I don’t put a lot of effort into identifying butterflies, but once in a while the mood strikes. Usually I just try to take photographs and identify them later. The ones in red include photos I’ve taken.

  1. Cabbage White (6/24/99) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
  2. Baltimore Checkerspot (6/24/99) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Marsh Conservation Area
  3. Common Wood-Nymph (6/24/99) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
  4. Appalachian Brown (6/24/99) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
  5. Monarch (6/25/99) Grundy County, Ill – Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
  6. Black Swallowtail (6/25/99) Grundy County, Ill – Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area
  7. Eastern Comma (7/9/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
  8. Red Admiral (7/9/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
  9. Question Mark (7/9/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
  10. American Lady (7/25/99) Conway, Arkansas – Happy Valley Road
  11. Cloudless Sulpher (7/26/99) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
  12. Giant Swallowtail (7/26/99) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
  13. Pipevine Swallowtail (7/26/99) Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Ark
  14. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
  15. Orange Sulpher (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
  16. Clouded Sulpher (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
  17. Viceroy (8/6/99) Moraine Hills State Park, Ill
  18. Mourning Cloak (6/17/03) Ringwood, Ill – Glacial Park
  19. Zebra Swallowtail (6/22/04) Perryville, Ky – Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
  20. Little Wood-Satyr (6/28/04) Cary, Ill – Fel-Pro Conservation Area
  21. Pearl Crescent (6/28/04) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
  22. Great Spangled Fritillary (7/7/06) Cary, Ill – Main Street Prairie
  23. Meadow Fritillary (6/11/07) Lee County, Ill – Nachusa Grasslands
  24. Eastern Tailed Blue (6/11/07) Lee County, Ill – Nachusa Grasslands
  25. Regal Fritillary (6/11/07) Lee County, Ill – Nachusa Grasslands
  26. Common Buckeye (7/15/07) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
  27. Northern Pearly-Eye (7/15/07) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
  28. Silver-spotted Skipper (8/16/07) Cary, Ill – Swallow Way
  29. Goatweed Leafwing (3/27/08) Devil’s Den State Park, Ark
  30. Sleepy Duskywing (3/27/08) Devil’s Den State Park, Ark
  31. Juvenal’s Duskywing (5/24/08) Crystal Lake, Ill – The Hollows Conservation Area
  32. Tawny-edged Skipper (6/8/08) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
  33. Painted Lady (6/8/08) Cary, Ill – Hickory Grove Conservation Area
  34. Spring Azure (6/13/08) Lake County, Ill – Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
  35. Red-spotted Purple (6/21/08) Cary, Ill – Fel-Pro Conservation Area
  36. Hobomok Skipper (6/30/08) Barrington, Ill – Baker’s Lake
  37. Crimson Patch (10/19/08) Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas
  38. Gulf Fritillary (10/19/08) Gillespie County Safety Rest Area -Stonewall, Texas
  39. Queen (10/19/08) Gillespie County Safety Rest Area – Stonewall, Texas
  40. White-striped Longtail (10/20/08) Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
  41. American Snout (10/21/08) San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio Botanical Garden
  42. Fiery Skipper (10/21/08) San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio Botanical Garden
  43. Common Checkered Skipper (10/21/08) San Antonio, Texas – San Antonio Botanical Garden
  44. Silver-bordered Fritillary (7/10/10) Alger County, Michigan — Adams Trail
  45. Aphrodite Fritillary (7/10/10) Alger County, Michigan — Adams Trail
  46. Hackberry Emperor (4/24/12) Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
  47. Zerene Fritillary (5/9/12) Fremont County, Colorado —Phantom Canyon Road
  48. Falcate Orangetip (3/25/16) Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas
  49. Variable Checkerspot (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
  50. Mormon Fritillary (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
  51. Taxiles Skipper (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
  52. Coronis Fritillary (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
  53. Pale Swallowtail (7/4/18) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
  54. Phoebus Parnassian (7/18/18) Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
  55. European Peacock (4/21/19) Böblingen, Germany — woods near Panzer Kaserne
  56. Banded Hairstreak (6/27/21) Colorado Springs, Colorado
  57. Weidemeyer’s Admiral (7/5/21) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
  58. Common Ringlet (7/5/21) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail
  59. Northern Checkerspot (7/5/21) Palmer Lake, Colorado — Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail

MOTHS

  1. Snowberry Clearwing (7/1/07) McHenry County, Ill — Hickory Grove Conseration Area
  2. Pale Beauty (6/13/08) Lake County, Ill  — Lyon’s Prairie Conservation Area
  3. Confused Haploa (7/14/08) Cary, Ill  — Main Street Prairie
  4. Polyphemus Moth (5/28/10) Cary, Ill — home

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