Sighting for October 17, 2016
Babs Padelford
Bellevue
Sarpy County, NE
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Bordered Patch 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 3
Bordered Patch
Gulf Fritillary
After 2 days of southerly winds we had a bonanza of butterflies on flowers in our yard. We had 16 species in less than an hour. The most unexpected were 2 Gulf Fritillaries and a Bordered Patch.