Sighting for September 8, 2012
Thomas Jantscher
Preparation Canyon Unit, Loess Hills State Forest
Monona County, IA
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Checkered White 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 40
- Little Yellow 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 11
- Reakirt's Blue 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Great Spangled Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 9
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 8
- Red Admiral 6
- Common Buckeye 3
- Viceroy 3
- Common Wood-Nymph 2
- Monarch 30
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Leonard's Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 21
- Sachem 45
Leonard's Skipper
Sightings recorded over 3 hours and 5 minutes.
Weather: 76°F - 80°F, clear to light clouds, some light wind
Habitat: Very steep prairie ridgetops among mature upland woods
Photo shows male Leonard’s Skipper.