Friends in the south are beginning to share butterfly photos on social media, so I'm dreaming about what's to come and remembering sightings from last year.
Here's a review of 2023 butterfly sightings--in my garden, and during hikes and butterfly surveys. I generally report counts and species I see to wisconsinbutterflies.org. There were many more of some of these species...and others not included here. I didn't include them all because the post would get too expansive and some of the photos weren't very good.
It was a pretty good year, although with fewer monarchs than in the past; probably because of the drought.
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
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| Monarch |
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| Common Buckeye |
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| 'Summer' Spring Azure |
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| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail black form female |
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| Great Spangled Fritillary |
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| Clouded Sulphur |
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| Silver-Spotted Skipper |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Cabbage White |
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| Pearl Crescent |
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| Black Swallowtail |
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| Monarch |
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| Aphrodite Fritillary |
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| Viceroy |
Here's to happy, healthy butterfly viewing in the months ahead!
