Butterfly Sighting Lists

Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Muscoda LWR
Grant County
We also saw four species of tiger beetles.

• Black Swallowtail (1)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
• Giant Swallowtail (1)
• Cabbage White (2)
• Clouded Sulphur (2)
• American Copper (25+)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (5)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
• Pearl Crescent (10)
• American Lady (1)
• Red Admiral (1)
• Viceroy (2)
• Little Wood-Satyr (3)
• Monarch (2)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (2)
• Hobomok Skipper (9)
• Dusted Skipper (1)
• Common Roadside-Skipper (7)

Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
Marinette County

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (1)

Mike Reese
Location: West of Wazee County Park
Jackson County
First Karner Blues of the year.

• Olympia Marble (30+)
• Clouded Sulphur (3)
• Harvester (1)
• American Copper (4)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (7)
• Silvery Blue (1)
• ‘Karner’ Melissa Blue (7)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (200+)
• Pearl Crescent (2)
• Northern Cloudywing (1)
• Dreamy Duskywing (2)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (8)
• Persius Duskywing (3)
• Cobweb Skipper (15+)
• Indian Skipper (3)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)
• Dusted Skipper (9)

Dory Owen
Location: Hugh Iltis Prairie, N of Westfield
Marquette County
One male, first of the year, reported in garden by landowner. More are sure to come. Lupine area was expanded in recent years by USFWS to encourage a small population of Karners here.

• ‘Karner’ Melissa Blue (1)

Dory Owen
Location: Deansville Marsh
Dane County
Quick roadside stop about 9 am.

• Black Swallowtail (1)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• Pearl Crescent (1)

Sam Jurkovic & Joan Myrom
Location: Crex Meadow WA
Burnett County
June 1 sightings
Sunny, 75 degrees, NW wind at 10–15 mph
Lupine will be in full flower this week.

• Olympia Marble (20+)
• Clouded Sulphur (15+)
• American Copper (5)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (6)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (2)
• Silvery Blue (11)
• Meadow Fritillary (1)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (6)
• Monarch (8)
• Dreamy Duskywing (1+)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (20+)

Mike Reese
Location: Lunch Creek Fishery Area, Highway 21
Waushara County
Cloudy but warm so I couldn’t pass up looking for the three spring skippers I always see here, the Arctic, Hobomok, and the Pepper and Salt Skippers. I am still looking for my first Pepper and Salt Skipper of the year.

• Arctic Skipper (2)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
Both of the Swallowtails were incredibly bright yellow, my camera didn’t come close to reproducing the color. The temperature was good today, but the sky was overcast. Both of the Elfins were very worn.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Brown Elfin (1)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (2)
• Monarch (1)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
No sun again today. Walking along the vegetation chased out a few butterflies.

• Silver-bordered Fritillary (3)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Mike Reese
Location: Lunch Creek Fishery Area, Highway 21
Waushara County
Somewhat sunny until I got out of my car. The Giant Ichneumon (Megarhyssa atrata?), with its long ovipositor, is very impressive flying in front of one’s face.

• Purplish Copper (1)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (5)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Kate Redmond
Location: Cedarburg Bog - UWM Field Station
Ozaukee County
I found this exquisite Giant Swallowtail along the UWM Field Station property, St. Augustine Rd, Town of Saukville, Ozaukee County. It is about 1 mile south of my house, where I photographed Giant Swallowtail caterpillars in the fall of 2007.
On Friday, June 6, I found my first viceroy and pearl crescent in the same area.
Kate

• Giant Swallowtail (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: my property in the town of Seneca
Wood County
Very brief periods of sun today. Saw these while doing yard work.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• American Copper (1)
• Monarch (1)

Dory Owen
Location: Windsor, backyard
Dane County
On cow manure pile

• Peck’s Skipper (1)

Ryan Brady
Location: Chequamegon National Forest southeast of Grand View
Bayfield County

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Harvester (1)
• Spring Azure (6)
• Monarch (1)
• Dreamy Duskywing (1)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (2)

Mike Reese
Location: Various sites in the northwestern part of the county
Waupaca County
Very windy and mostly cloudy. This was the first time I have seen a Yellow Lady’s Slipper.

• Clouded Sulphur (2)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (1)
• Arctic Skipper (2)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: DNR property in the town of Saratoga along Highway 13
Wood County
Temps in the low 80’s with some sun, but very windy. Lots of Bee Flies nectaring on Hoary Puccoon.

• Orange Sulphur (1)
• American Copper (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Wood County
Some sun but very windy.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Northern Crescent (1)
• Monarch (1)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
Late in the day, around 6:30pm. The wind had died down some. The resident pair of loons had 2 babies with them today.

• Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
• Viceroy (1)

Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Lake Farm Park, near Madison
Dane County

• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Pearl Crescent (3)

Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Walking Iron
Dane County

• Black Swallowtail (2)
• Giant Swallowtail (3)
• Clouded Sulphur (2)
• Orange Sulphur (1)
• American Copper (3)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Pearl Crescent (12)
• American Lady (2)
• Little Wood-Satyr (20+)
• Monarch (5)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (6)
• Peck’s Skipper (1)

Ann Thering and Dave Eide
Location: Pleasant Valley
Dane County
The Eyed Click Beetle slammed into me, so I couldn’t help but notice it. The rains put an end to butterflying.

• Black Swallowtail (3)
• Giant Swallowtail (2)
• Clouded Sulphur (2)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Pearl Crescent (12)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (1)
• Viceroy (3)
• Little Wood-Satyr (5)
• Monarch (1)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)
• Tawny-edged Skipper (3)

Dory Owen
Location: near Nakoma & Beltline Hwy, Madison
Dane County

• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Monarch (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (1)

Mike Reese
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
Wood County
Beautiful and sunny when I left to go there, but thundering and cloudy when I got there.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (1)
• Northern Crescent (5)
• Little Wood-Satyr (1)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (2)

Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
Marinette County

• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Andy Paulios
Location: Northern Portions of the county
Burnett County
Lots of duskywings on the roads. Brown elfins were in a bog on the Namekagon Trail.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Brown Elfin (2)
• Monarch (2)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (10+)

Ryan Brady
Location: Chequamegon National Forest southeast of Grand View
Bayfield County
Probably our first day over 80 degrees all year. Had more duskywings, likely Juvenal’s, that I couldn’t ID.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (3)
• Brown Elfin (1)
• Spring Azure (10)
• Meadow Fritillary (1)
• Gray Comma (1)
• Mourning Cloak (1)
• Monarch (1)
• Dreamy Duskywing (1+)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
The sun came out briefly so I made a quick trip to the bog. The swallowtails were seen along the highway just before the bog. Lots of dragonfly activity here today.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (6)
• Viceroy (1)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)

Tom Bentley and Kelly McIntyre
Location: Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area
Richland County

• Pearl Crescent (4)
• American Lady (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (2)
• Common Roadside-Skipper (3)

Tom Bentley and Kelly McIntyre
Location: Smith Slough and Sand Prairie State Natural Area
Richland County

• Red-spotted Admiral (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (10)

Tom Bentley and Kelly McIntyre
Location: Spring Green Preserve State Natural Area
Sauk County

• Cabbage White (1)
• American Copper (1)
• Pearl Crescent (2)
• Little Wood-Satyr (3)
• Monarch (2)

Mike Kirch
Location: Chafee Creek
Waushara County
also a tiger swallowtail but couldn’t determine species.

• American Copper (2)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (1)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (1)

Craig Ellefson
Location: Sugar River Bike Trail enterance in Brodhead
Green County

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (1)
• Painted Lady (1)
• Monarch (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Mike Reese
Location: Lunch Creek Fishery Area, Highway 21
Waushara County

• American Copper (3)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Northern Crescent (2)
• Monarch (2)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (5)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Wood County
There was about 2 hours of sun and the butterflies took advantage of it. The elfin was very worn with just its pattern showing, the colors were all faded. The skippers were nectaring on Blackberry on the side of a hill, which is also a favorite spot for the ringlets.

• Cabbage White (5+)
• Clouded Sulphur (2)
• American Copper (1)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
• Meadow Fritillary (3)
• Northern Crescent (4)
• American Lady (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (1)
• Common Ringlet (3+)
• Monarch (5+)
• Dreamy Duskywing (1)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Indian Skipper (3+)

Dory Owen
Location: Token Creek County Park
Dane County
Park closed due to flooding. A carp shimmied across the road in the current of the overflowing creek. Boardwalk submerged. Every blade of grass and shrub was a liferaft for grasshoppers, beetles, crickets, spiders, caterpillars and especially thousands of ants. Not a good week for the flightless. One lep flying was a relief to see.

• Red-spotted Purple (1)

Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
Marinette County
Cecropia Moth emerged from its cocoon today.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)

Ann Thering
Location: Spring Green Preserve
Sauk County
Road to preserve flooded. Could approach from north. Flowers are gorgeous; lots of spiderwort.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• American Copper (1)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Pearl Crescent (2)
• Red-spotted Purple (2)
• Little Wood-Satyr (5)
• Monarch (7)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
• Dusted Skipper (1)

Ann Thering
Location: Pleasant Valley
Dane County
Windy, but who cares? The sun was shining.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (5)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
• Pearl Crescent (14)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (12)
• Viceroy (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (5)
• Monarch (1)
• Peck’s Skipper (2)
• Tawny-edged Skipper (1)
• Long Dash (2)

Joan Braune
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Dane County
Flooding made parts of several trails inaccessible.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Spring Azure (2)
• Pearl Crescent (10)
• Red-spotted Purple (1)
• Monarch (2)
• Peck’s Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (2)

Mike Reese
Location: Germania Marsh
Marquette County

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
• Red-spotted Purple (4)
• Little Wood-Satyr (30+)
• Monarch (1)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (7)

Andy Paulios
Location: Various Locations in Oneida County
Oneida County
Henry’s Elfins were found on Swamp Creek Road off of Swamp Lake Road. Many of my field trip participants got pics. Small brown butterfly with mottled dark forewings and lighter hindwings. White cells separating dark and light. Hairy wings. Very surprised to see this bug!

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Henry’s Elfin (2)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
• Spring Azure (4)
• Northern Crescent (2)
• Mourning Cloak (2)
• Monarch (1)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (10)

Dory Owen
Location: Hugh Iltis Prairie, N of Westfield
Marquette County
Lousy weather: gray, 64 degrees, about to rain. But one female Karner on lupine.

• ‘Karner’ Melissa Blue (1)
• Viceroy (1)

Rose Tiegs
Location: Oneida,wi
Outagamie County

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Question Mark (1)

Ann Thering
Location: My Yard
Dane County
Eight of the monarchs were tiny caterpillars on common milkweed.

• Monarch (9)

Mike Reese
Location: several areas in western part of the county
Waushara County
Juvenal’s Duskywing was very worn and one of the Hobomok Skippers was form pocohontas.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• American Copper (1)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (4)
• Pearl Crescent (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (3)
• Monarch (5)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (15+)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Craig Ellefson
Location: Decatur Lake boat launch near Brodhead
Green County
The boat launch is mostly under water, but there is a utility trail on the back side of the dam, that’s where I found all of these.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (4)
• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (4)
• American Lady (1)
• Red Admiral (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (4)
• Viceroy (2)
• Hackberry Emperor (2)
• Monarch (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (8)

Carol & Tom Sykes
Location: High Cliff State Park
Calumet County
Found along trails, both in open grasslands.

• Northern Crescent (2)

Wayne Anderson
Location: Quincy Bluff, Adams County
Portage County
Just coming back from a vacation in Arizona and had to stop at one of my favorite places the Cicindela patruela huberi were out in force along with scutellaris lecontei, sexguttata and tranquebarica. Spring Green was still flooded!

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Giant Swallowtail (1)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
• Monarch (2)

Wayne Anderson
Location: County Line Road/ Portage, Wood and Adams County line
Portage County
Just checking the profusion of wild lupine, hoary puccoon etc. on my way home

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
• ‘Karner’ Melissa Blue (5)
• Viceroy (2)
• Monarch (1)

Mike Reese, Ken Tennessen
Location: Sandhill Wildlife Area
Wood County
Rained on the way there this morning but it cleared and we saw a few butterflies including the very worn duskywings! Watched a Pink-edged Sulphur lay an egg on blueberry and saw my first Blandings Turtle. Lots of robber flies!

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (10+)
• Pink-edged Sulphur (7)
• Spring Azure (1)
• ‘Karner’ Melissa Blue (4)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (1)
• Northern Crescent (20+)
• Mourning Cloak (2)
• American Lady (1)
• White Admiral (10+)
• Red-spotted Purple (10+)
• Viceroy (6)
• Little Wood-Satyr (50+)
• Monarch (2)
• Dreamy Duskywing (1)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)
• Persius Duskywing (2)

Ron Arnold
Location: my property in the town of Seneca
Wood County
The sun finally came out late this morning.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Northern Crescent (6)
• White Admiral (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (2)
• Common Ringlet (3)
• Monarch (1)
• Indian Skipper (4)

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
It was breezy but with full sun. I was attempting to count the Harris’ Checkerspots, but gave up when I reached a big cloud of them.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (8)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (100+)
• Northern Crescent (2)
• American Lady (1)
• Viceroy (3)
• Dreamy Duskywing (1)
• Long Dash (1)

Ryan Brady
Location: Chequamegon National Forest southeast of Grand View
Bayfield County

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (3)
• Spring Azure (11)
• Meadow Fritillary (2)
• Northern Crescent (2)
• Gray Comma (2)
• Mourning Cloak (2)
• Dreamy Duskywing (14)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (5)
• Arctic Skipper (3)
• Hobomok Skipper (9)

Judith Huf
Location: WE property near St. Francis Woods
Milwaukee County
The day was sunny and warm. Time 10–11:30 am. Observed a female white form of the Clouded Sulphur laying eggs.

• Black Swallowtail (1)
• Cabbage White
• Clouded Sulphur
• Orange Sulphur (1)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure
• Pearl Crescent
• American Lady
• Common Buckeye (1)
• Monarch
• European Skipper

Judith Huf
Location: Havenwoods State Forest, city of Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
1–2:30pm. Warm and sunny. Lots of Little Wood-Satyrs.

• Black Swallowtail (1)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Cabbage White
• Clouded Sulphur
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure
• Pearl Crescent
• American Lady
• Viceroy (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr
• Monarch

Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Dane County

• Black Swallowtail (1)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
• Spring Azure (10)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
• Pearl Crescent (13)
• Common Buckeye (1)
• Viceroy (1)
• Monarch (2)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)
• Least Skipper (1)

Craig Ellefson
Location: Sugar River Bike Trail in Albany
Green County
This was mostly along the Albany Wildlife Area section of the Trail.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Red Admiral (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (5)
• Hackberry Emperor (3)
• Monarch (2)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (5)
• Common Sootywing (2)

Ron Arnold
Location: marshy area in the town of Seneca
Wood County
Two days in a row with sunshine!

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (3)
• American Copper (1)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (2)
• Northern Crescent (15+)
• White Admiral (1)
• Viceroy (2)
• Common Ringlet (4)
• Arctic Skipper (2)
• Least Skipper (1)

Ron Arnold, Lydia and Emily Thurber
Location: my property in the town of Seneca
Wood County
My young helpers really like dragonflies. They lasted until there got to be too many deer flies.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• American Copper (1)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (1)
• Northern Crescent (4+)
• American Lady (2)
• White Admiral (1)
• Viceroy (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (3)
• Common Ringlet (4)
• Monarch (2)
• European Skipper (1)
• Peck’s Skipper (1)
• Long Dash (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (2)

Ryan Brady
Location: Tyler Forks Muskeg south of Shirley Lake
Iron County
Also had 2 fritillaries that were either Frigga or Bog but never got even a decent look. This site is a remote but large black spruce muskeg/bog.

• Brown Elfin (20+)
• Jutta Arctic (1)

Dory Owen
Location: High Cliff State Park
Calumet County
The Viceroy was “perched” on a “pike” on a sign displaying pictures of local fish. Purple Martin being banded by park rangers had dragonfly prey in mouth. Eight-spotted Forester moth.

• Northern Crescent (15)
• Viceroy (1)
• Monarch (1)

Kelley
Location: Backyard in Germantown, WI
Washington County
This lovely creature was flying through our yard and was kind enough to give me this lovely photo opportunity.

• Mourning Cloak (1)

Dory Owen
Location: Mosquito Hill Nature Center
Outagamie County

• Northern Crescent (1)
• Red Admiral (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (1)
• Viceroy (1)
• Least Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Adrian Konell
Location: Lake Township
Marinette County

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Monarch (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (2)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (5)

Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Sosuth Beltline area Madison
Dane County
The skipper ws seen at the Shopko garden center at South Towne.

• Silver-spotted Skipper (1)

Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Dane County
We couldn’t stay too long as the mosquitoes were out in force!!

• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• American Copper (1)
• Spring Azure
• Great Spangled Fritillary (4)
• Pearl Crescent (1)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (1)
• Viceroy (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (1)
• Monarch (2)
• Least Skipper

Jorgen Goderstad
Location: rural Fitchburg
Dane County

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Monarch (1)

Mike Reese
Location: Germania Marsh
Marquette County

• Northern Crescent (7)
• Little Wood-Satyr (10+)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Least Skipper (1)

Rose Tiegs
Location: Navarino Public Hunting Grounds, Navarino,WI
Shawano County

• Black Swallowtail (3)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (10)
• American Copper (1)
• Northern Crescent (10)
• Red-spotted Admiral (3)
• White Admiral (7)
• Viceroy (4)
• Northern Pearly-eye (2)
• Little Wood-Satyr (6)
• Common Ringlet (3)
• Monarch (8)

Judith Huf
Location: Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Mid-day sunny. Many lovely Ctenucha virginica also. Too bad we don’t have a place to enter sightings for pretty day-flying moths. Also saw many dragonflies and a beautiful tiger beetle, the cicindela sexguttata.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Clouded Sulphur
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure
• Pearl Crescent
• Painted Lady
• Little Wood-Satyr
• Monarch
• European Skipper

Joan Braune and Tod Highsmith
Location: Pleasant Valley Conservancy
Dane County
This was the most Baltimore Checkerspots we’ve ever seen at one time. A number of them were nectaring on grey dogwood.

We also saw several Eastern Red Damsels and a couple Red-headed woodpeckers.

• Black Swallowtail (2)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Giant Swallowtail (1)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
• Spring Azure (10)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (4)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (1)
• Pearl Crescent (2)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (25)
• Mourning Cloak (1)
• American Lady (1)
• Viceroy (1)
• Eyed Brown (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (6)
• Monarch (3)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (3)
• Northern Cloudywing (1)
• Least Skipper (1)
• European Skipper (3)

Craig Ellefson
Location: Decatur Lake boat launch near Brodhead
Green County
This also includes the trail by the landing going all the way back to Brodhead.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
• Cabbage White (9)
• Spring Azure (6)
• Eastern Comma (2)
• Red Admiral (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (1)
• Viceroy (1)
• Hackberry Emperor (25+)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (3)

Mike Reese
Location: Plainfield TriCounty School Forest
Waushara County
Still not a lot of butterflies around.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (2)
• Long Dash (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
Lots of tiger beetles here today.

• Silver-bordered Fritillary (7)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (20+)
• White Admiral (3)
• Least Skipper (1)
• Long Dash (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: town of Seneca
Wood County
The American Copper was very worn. I also saw a Duskywing that I couldn’t get a good look at to identify.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• Orange Sulphur (1)
• American Copper (1)
• Northern Crescent (10+)
• Northern Pearly-eye (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (7+)
• Common Ringlet (1)
• Monarch (6)
• European Skipper (20+)
• Long Dash (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Jorgen Goderstad
Location: Black Earth
Dane County

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• ‘Spring’ Spring Azure (1)

Wayne Anderson
Location: Petersen Creek Fishery Area/Portage County
Portage County
Showy Ladyslipper Orchids, one Yellow Ladyslipper Orchid one of the few areas to see these gorgeous flowers.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (3)
• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• Harvester (1)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (4)
• Pearl Crescent (12+)
• Northern Crescent (2)
• White Admiral (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (3)
• Northern Pearly-eye (3)
• Eyed Brown (6)
• Little Wood-Satyr (3)
• Common Ringlet (1)
• Common Wood-Nymph (2)
• Monarch (1)
• Least Skipper (2)
• European Skipper (12+)
• Hobomok Skipper (2)

Mike Reese
Location: Emmons Creek Fishery Area
Portage County
There was a distinct lack of butterflies even in areas with lots of nectar sources. I did see several hognose snakes including this little one on the path.

• White Admiral (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (1)
• Arctic Skipper (1)

Mike Reese
Location: North of Wild Rose
Waushara County
Made a quick stop on the way home and saw my first Appalachian Brown of the year.

• Appalachian Brown (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: wooded edges along cranberry reservoirs in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
Breezy today with periods of sun and showers.

• Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (5+)
• Northern Crescent (10+)
• Viceroy (1)
• Common Ringlet (1)
• Monarch (3)
• Least Skipper (1)

Judith Huf
Location: Weir Nature Center, Hales Corners
Milwaukee County
I was disappointed that there were not more butterflies in this beautiful prairie. Also saw beautiful male and female Ebony Jewelwing damselflies.

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
• Clouded Sulphur
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure
• Pearl Crescent
• Mourning Cloak
• Viceroy (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr
• Peck’s Skipper

Andy Paulios
Location: Capitol Loop
Dane County
My first of the year!

• Red Admiral (1)

Ryan Brady
Location: Chequamegon National Forest southeast of Grand View
Bayfield County
Many, many Hobomok Skippers, including several Pocahontas form. Most unusual was the Jutta Arctic, as there is not a black spruce or tamarack bog within miles of this location (my yard).

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (25)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• Spring Azure (6)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
• Silvery Checkerspot (1)
• Northern Crescent (6)
• Gray Comma (1)
• Mourning Cloak (3)
• Little Wood-Satyr (1)
• Common Ringlet (5)
• Jutta Arctic (1)
• Monarch (1)
• Dreamy Duskywing (5)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (1)
• Arctic Skipper (8)
• Hobomok Skipper (75+)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (2)

Judith Huf
Location: Lion’s Den Gorge Park, Ozaukee
Ozaukee County
9:30–11 am Sunny and warm.
Besides the butterflies, I saw another Ctenucha virginica moth.

• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (7)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
• Pearl Crescent (2)
• Mourning Cloak (2)
• Little Wood-Satyr (2)
• Monarch (4)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Mike Reese
Location: Plainfield TriCounty School Forest
Waushara County
I also saw a couple of tiger swallowtails but I never got a good look at them. One of them was chased by a very worn Mourning Cloak. The Pepper and Salt Skipper was also very worn.

• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
• Mourning Cloak (2)
• Long Dash (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Mike Reese
Location: Germania Marsh
Marquette County
Mosquitoes were the insect of the day, but it was fun seeing a few butterflies.

• Spring Azure (1)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (2)
• Northern Crescent (4)
• Red Admiral (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (2)
• Long Dash (3)
• Hobomok Skipper (1)

Judith Huf
Location: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Milwaukee County
Nearly eaten alive by mosquitos. Besides the butterflies, saw some pretty dragonflies including a Calico Pennant and some sort of golden-colored Meadowhawk. But the real treat of the day were two Coyote pups exploring out on their own

• Cabbage White (5)
• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (20)
• Mourning Cloak (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (2)
• Monarch (6)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (2)
• European Skipper (3)

Craig Ellefson
Location: Decatur Lake boat launch near Brodhead
Green County

• Cabbage White (2)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
• Red Admiral (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (1)
• Hackberry Emperor (3)
• Northern Pearly-eye (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (2)

Wayne Anderson
Location: Dewey Shooting Range and other Dewey Marsh sites
Portage County
lots of deer flies, mosquito and ticks! Plus a Downpour to finish off the mourning hikes.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (6)
• American Copper (2)
• Atlantis Fritillary (1)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (1)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (1)
• Pearl Crescent (12)
• Northern Crescent (4)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (1)
• White Admiral (2)
• Northern Pearly-eye (5)
• Little Wood-Satyr (3)
• Common Ringlet (1)
• Monarch (4)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (8)
• Arctic Skipper (1)
• Least Skipper (1)
• European Skipper (20+)
• Peck’s Skipper (2)
• Long Dash (6)
• Delaware Skipper (2)
• Dun Skipper (1)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (2)

Judith Huf
Location: Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Nice breeze kept mosquitoes down. Cabbage Whites were abundant as were European Skippers. There seemed to be little skippers everywhere, and individual that I could focus on seemed to be a European Skipper. Dragonflies were very lovely too; including Halloween Pennant,Eastern Pondhawk, Widow Skimmer, and Dot-tailed Whiteface.

• Black Swallowtail (1)
• Cabbage White (60)
• Clouded Sulphur (3)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
• Pearl Crescent (6)
• American Lady (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (20)
• Monarch (7)
• European Skipper

Craig Ellefson
Location: Cook Arboretum in Janesville
Rock County

• Cabbage White (4)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
• American Lady (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (4)

Ron Arnold
Location: spruce/tamarack bog in the town of Cranmoor
Wood County
Sunshine and butterflies in between thunder showers today.

• Silver-bordered Fritillary (8)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (10+)
• Northern Crescent (3)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (1)
• American Lady (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (1)
• Eyed Brown (1)
• Least Skipper (1)
• Long Dash (6)

Ryan Brady
Location: Chequamegon National Forest southeast of Grand View
Bayfield County
Pretty good diversity, with some new species just appearing. Also many dragonflies, highlighted by relatively good numbers of both Arrowhead and Twin-spotted Spiketails.

• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (20)
• Clouded Sulphur (2)
• Harvester (2)
• Spring Azure (2)
• Silvery Checkerspot (1)
• Northern Crescent (40+)
• Mourning Cloak (3)
• White Admiral (12)
• Viceroy (1)
• Northern Pearly-eye (2)
• Little Wood-Satyr (15)
• Common Ringlet (8)
• Monarch (6)
• Dreamy Duskywing (7)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (2)
• Arctic Skipper (4)
• European Skipper (8)
• Tawny-edged Skipper (1)
• Hobomok Skipper (35+)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)

Peter Fissel
Location: Prairies & Potholes Public Hunting Area (Deerfield)
Dane County
Also saw several small “Blues” - could not definitively ID to species.

• Cabbage White
• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• Pearl Crescent
• Baltimore Checkerspot (2)
• Eastern Comma (2)
• Mourning Cloak (1)
• Viceroy (1)
• Monarch (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
• Delaware Skipper

Tom Bentley
Location: Ridges Sanctuary
Door County

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (2)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (2)
• Northern Crescent (2)
• Painted Lady (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (10)
• Monarch (2)
• Arctic Skipper (2)

SWBA Field Trip - 7 participants
Location: Cherokee Marsh
Dane County

• Cabbage White
• Clouded Sulphur
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure
• Great Spangled Fritillary
• Pearl Crescent
• Baltimore Checkerspot
• Viceroy
• Hackberry Emperor
• Monarch
• European Skipper

Craig Ellefson
Location: Decatur Lake boat launch near Brodhead
Green County
Most of the butterflies were seen on the trail leading back to the dam.

• Cabbage White (1)
• Banded Hairstreak (1)
• Red-spotted Purple (1)
• Hackberry Emperor (1)

Ron Arnold
Location: my property in the town of Seneca
Wood County
Very little sun today. Saw these while working in the field.

• Cabbage White (1)
• Northern Crescent (3)
• Little Wood-Satyr (1)
• Common Ringlet (1)
• Monarch (1)
• European Skipper (3)

Judith Huf
Location: WE property near St. Francis Woods
Milwaukee County
Many Cabbage Whites and Clouded Sulphurs. Lovely prairie flowers in bloom on this sunny day, but the high winds and cool temperatures probably kept the number of butterflies down.

• Cabbage White
• Clouded Sulphur
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
• ‘Summer’ Spring Azure (1)
• Pearl Crescent (4)
• Painted Lady (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (7)
• Monarch (2)
• European Skipper

Ann Thering
Location: Walking Iron
Dane County

• Giant Swallowtail (3)
• Cabbage White (1)
• Clouded Sulphur (1)
• Coral Hairstreak (1)
• Painted Lady (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (3)
• Common Wood-Nymph (1)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (12+)

Ann Thering
Location: Grady Tract, UW Arboretum
Dane County

• Cabbage White (3)
• Edwards’ Hairstreak (6)
• Banded Hairstreak (7)
• Eastern Comma (1)
• American Lady (1)
• Little Wood-Satyr (3)
• Monarch (1)