Sighting for June 21, 2020

Chris Edwards

Shimek State Forest
Lee County, IA

Shimek State Forest 4th of July count with Mark Brown and Tom Schilke. Visited the Croton and Donnellson Units of Shimek SF and Turkey Run Wildlife Area. Two first count records (Pepper and Salt Skipper and Hickory Hairstreak) and a second count record (Zebra Swallowtail).

  • Zebra Swallowtail 1
  • Giant Swallowtail 5
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 13
  • Cabbage White 55
  • Clouded Sulphur 24
  • Orange Sulphur 39
  • Harvester 1
  • Coral Hairstreak 1
  • Banded Hairstreak 12
  • Hickory Hairstreak 6
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 22
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Great Spangled Fritillary 110
  • Silvery Checkerspot 11
  • Pearl Crescent 15
  • Question Mark 7
  • Eastern Comma 32
  • Gray Comma 22
  • American Lady 2
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Red Admiral 9
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Red-spotted Purple 10
  • Hackberry Emperor 87
  • Tawny Emperor 44
  • Northern Pearly-eye 4
  • Little Wood-Satyr 17
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 171
  • Northern Cloudywing 14
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 1
  • Little Glassywing 8
  • Delaware Skipper 17
  • Zabulon Skipper 7
  • Dun Skipper 72
  • Pepper and Salt Skipper 1