Sighting for June 2, 2021
Douglas Johnson
Mississippi Headwaters State Forest, Bear Den Landing Rd
Beltrami County, MN
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Mustard White 1
- Brown Elfin 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Spring Azure 1
- Silvery Blue 4
- Meadow Fritillary 1
- Monarch 3
- Northern Cloudywing 3
- Dreamy Duskywing 5
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Arctic Skipper 2
- Hobomok Skipper 4
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Juvenal's Duskywing
Hobomok Skipper
Extreme drought, and erratic cold with late frosts have left almost no nectar sources except in dense woods, blueberries and bearberries almost totally desiccated. Only major nectaring seemed to be on Common Lousewort. Out from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. 68 to 74 F.