Butterfly Sighting Lists
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Sightings for October 2006
Mike Reese
Location: Rotary Gardens, Janesville
Rock County
The Fiery Skippers were mostly males, with only 2 females. The Giant Spreadwing shown in the photo was a surprise as it appears to be a late date for an adult in Wisconsin and a county first.![]()
- Cabbage White (6)
- Clouded Sulphur (10+)
- Orange Sulphur (4)
- Pearl Crescent (2)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
- Fiery Skipper (19)
Mike Reese
Location: Avon Bottoms
Rock County
The Painted Lady was my first of the year.![]()
- Cabbage White (3)
- Clouded Sulphur (100+)
- Orange Sulphur (10+)
- Gray Hairstreak (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (6)
- Pearl Crescent (4)
- Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (6)
- Painted Lady (1)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- Monarch (2)
Mike Reese
Location: Westfield
Marquette County
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- Clouded Sulphur (80+)
- Orange Sulphur (1)
- American Copper (1)
- Monarch (3)
Andy Paulios
Location: County Road F - Reilley Road
Iowa County
- Cabbage White (1)
- Clouded Sulphur (10)
- Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (1)
- Monarch (1)
Joe Peterik
Location: Brown Deer Park
Milwaukee County
The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail must have emerged very recently as its wings were in nearly prefect condition.
Mike Reese
Location: Avoca Wildlife Area
Iowa County
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- Cabbage White (4)
- Clouded Sulphur (200+)
- Orange Sulphur (10+)
- Little Yellow (7)
- American Copper (2)
- Bronze Copper (1)
- Gray Hairstreak (1)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (6)
- Pearl Crescent (4)
- Eastern Comma (2)
- Common Buckeye (1)
- Monarch (5)
- Fiery Skipper (2)
Dave Fallow
Location: Madison
Dane County
- Cabbage White
- Clouded Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak (1)
- Question Mark (1)
- Mourning Cloak (1)
- Painted Lady (1)
- Red Admiral (10)
- Monarch (7)
- Fiery Skipper (2)
Todd Sima
Location: LWR West Muscada and Blue River Units
Grant County
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- Question Mark (1)
- Eastern Comma (6)