Sighting for September 3, 2012
Thomas Jantscher
Donnellson Unit, Shimek State Forest
Lee County, IA
- Giant Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 5
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- Little Yellow 25
- Dainty Sulphur 15
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 100
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 85
- Pearl Crescent 100
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- Hackberry Emperor 5
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 2
- Sachem 3
- Dun Skipper 5
Gray Hairstreak
Sightings recorded over 2 hours and 35 minutes.
Weather: 71°F - 85°F, clear, calm
Habitat: Gravel road through mature upland woods with large restored prairie.
Great Spangled Fritillaries were surprisingly abundant, especially on thistle, but Monarchs were scarce.