Sighting for April 21, 2012
Thomas Jantscher
Lacey-Keosaqua State Park, Keosaqua Unit of Shimek State Forest
Van Buren County, IA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
- Pearl Crescent 28
- Question Mark 9
- American Lady 18
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 155
- Common Buckeye 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Zabulon Skipper 3
Zabulon Skipper
Pearl Crescent
Sightings recorded over approximately six-hour period.
Weather: 50°-54°F, mostly sunny to cloudy with light rain, winds very calm.
Habitat: Large tract of mature oak-hickory woods on steep slopes along Des Moines River, wooded trails with some open areas.