Sighting for June 18, 2013
Dave Hanson
Grandview area, Taylor Lane and Camp 8 Road.
Bayfield County, WI
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 40
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Harvester 2
- American Copper 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Meadow Fritillary 4
- Northern Crescent 16
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 50
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
- American Lady 1
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 4
- Columbine Duskywing 1
- Arctic Skipper 5
- Hobomok Skipper 12
Columbine Duskywing
Columbine Duskywing
Columbine Duskywing
Dave and I strongly believe we saw and photographed a Columbine Duskywing today. It nectared on Pussy Toes, Buttercup, and Ox-eye Daisy within a few feet of a large patch of blooming Columbine. It was very active and hard to get near so accounting for the poor photos. The comparisons with many photos and descriptions in books and on the internet leaves us to reject Juvenal’s and Persius. Other factors such as upper and lower spotting, range, and color distribution seem to leave doubt that it could have been a Wild Indigo. We are returning to Camp 8 Rd. again today for more photos.