Sighting for June 23, 2019

Douglas Johnson

NABA Nevis Count Circle
Hubbard County, MN

Portion of the 25th Annual NABA count in circle area near Crow Wing River, in Paul Bunyan State Forest and Shingobee L. area on edge of Chippewa NF; 67 to 73 F., mostly cloudy in p.m.; good flowering of prairie phlox but late spring and little summer weather meant little emergence yet of small or large frits, hairstreaks or “summer” skippers

  • Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 28
  • Purplish Copper 1
  • Eastern Pine Elfin 1
  • Spring Azure 1
  • Silvery Blue 3
  • Silver-bordered Fritillary 1
  • Meadow Fritillary 1
  • Silvery Checkerspot 18
  • Northern Crescent 57
  • Painted Lady 3
  • White Admiral 4
  • Little Wood-Satyr 24
  • Common Ringlet 30
  • Monarch 48
  • Northern Cloudywing 1
  • Dreamy Duskywing 1
  • Juvenal's Duskywing 1
  • Arctic Skipper 2
  • European Skipper 2
  • Indian Skipper 62
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 5
  • Long Dash 1
  • Hobomok Skipper 4

Dreamy Duskywing

Eastern Pine Elfin

Indian Skipper

Silver-bordered Fritillary

Purplish Copper

Juvenal's Duskywing

Common Ringlet

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail