Butterfly Sighting Lists
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Sightings for August 2005
Mike Reese, Karl & Dorothy Legler, Robbye Johnson
Location: south of Pattison State Park
Douglas County
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- Mustard White (3)
- Cabbage White (10+)
- Clouded Sulphur
- Orange Sulphur
- Pink-edged Sulphur (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (5+)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (10+)
- Variegated Fritillary (2)
- Aphrodite Fritillary
- Atlantis Fritillary
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (5+)
- Purplish Fritillary (40+)
- Northern Crescent (5+)
- Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (10+)
- American Lady (1)
- Painted Lady (1)
- Red Admiral (1)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- White Admiral (100+)
- Viceroy (5+)
- Eyed Brown (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (5+)
- Monarch (5+)
- Least Skipper (2)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (1)
- Northern Broken-Dash (1)
- Dun Skipper (2)
Andy Paulios
Location: Gary and Penny Shackleford’s - SNA 416
Rock County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (10)
- Giant Swallowtail (2)
- Cabbage White (5)
- Orange Sulphur (1)
- Bronze Copper (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
- Spring Azure (3)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (5)
- Pearl Crescent (2)
- Question Mark (1)
- Eastern Comma (1)
- Red Admiral (1)
- Red-spotted Purple (2)
- Common Wood-Nymph (1)
- Monarch (5)
Andy Paulios
Location: Blue Mounds State Park
Iowa County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (10)
- Giant Swallowtail (5)
- Cabbage White (10)
- Clouded Sulphur (3)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (5)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (3)
- Pearl Crescent (2)
- Painted Lady (1)
- Red Admiral (1)
- Monarch (1)
Andrew Sorenson
Location: Hendren Twsp. Sec. 30,
Clark County
- Red-spotted Admiral (1)
- White Admiral (1)
- Red-spotted Purple (3)
- Viceroy (3)
Tina
Location: Back yard
Kenosha County
Pat Fojut
Location: Wehr Nature Center
Milwaukee County
Jayne Ayers
Location: my farm
Waukesha County
Mike Reese
Location: Greenwood Refuge
Waushara County
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- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (14)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (4)
- American Lady (2)
- Common Wood-Nymph (21)
- Monarch (11)
- Leonard’s Skipper (1 - 1st of the year)
Mike Reese
Location: Rocky Run Oak Savanna SNA
Columbia County
- Black Swallowtail (2)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (7)
- Giant Swallowtail (4)
- Cabbage White (10+)
- Clouded Sulphur
- Orange Sulphur
- American Copper (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (6)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (2)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (30+)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (3+)
- Common Wood-Nymph (7)
- Monarch (35+)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
David Drexler
Location: Blue Mounds State Park
Iowa County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (20+)
- Giant Swallowtail (8)
- Red-spotted Purple (12+)
- Monarch (4)
Pat Fojut
Location: Wehr Nature Center
Milwaukee County
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
- Giant Swallowtail (2)
- Viceroy (2)
- Least Skipper (4)
Mike Reese
Location: Buena Vista Marsh
Portage County
Mike Reese
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
Wood County
Eric R. Howe
Location: Lulu Lake SNA
Walworth County
David Drexler
Location: Blue Mounds State Park
Iowa County
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- Black Swallowtail (1)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (12+)
- Giant Swallowtail (4)
- Cabbage White (1)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (3)
- Red-spotted Purple (4)
- Viceroy (1)
- Monarch (1)
Mike Reese
Location: Puchyan Prairie and along the Fox River
Green Lake County
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- Black Swallowtail (1)
- Cabbage White (10+)
- Clouded Sulphur
- Orange Sulphur (3)
- Bronze Copper (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (10+)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (1)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
- Meadow Fritillary (3)
- Northern Crescent (10+)
- Eastern Comma (1)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Painted Lady (3)
- Viceroy (4)
- Common Wood-Nymph (1)
- Monarch (15+)
- Least Skipper (10+)
Mike Reese
Location: Greenwood Refuge, Chaffee Creek area off County CH
Waushara County
- Cabbage White (2)
- Clouded Sulphur (2)
- Orange Sulphur (1)
- American Copper (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (10+)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (6)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (4)
- American Lady (3)
- Common Wood-Nymph (25+)
- Monarch (35+)
- Leonard’s Skipper (24)
Mike Reese
Location: Quincy Bluffs
Adams County
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- Clouded Sulphur (2)
- Dainty Sulphur (12)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (5+)
- ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (3)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (2)
- Eastern Comma (3)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Red-spotted Purple (1)
- Common Wood-Nymph (3)
- Monarch (5+)
- Leonard’s Skipper (4)