[wisb] Re: Off Topic, Butterflies and an Identification Dilemma
- From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jerry937975@xxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 07:35:50 -0600
Jerry, that's a Variegated Fritillary, an immigrant species from the southern
u.S. No doubt yours blew north on the same winds that have brought all the Red
Admirals and American Ladies. But...yours is quite early. See
http://wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterfly/species/63-variegated-fritillary
Mike Reese's butterfly website is THE place for butterfly information and
sighting reports in Wisconsin. Mike actually has a tally of all the early
records here:
http://wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterfly/sightings/early
Report your sightings to Mike's page! It's lots of fun and the best way to put
your butterfly sightings to good use.
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
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> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [wisb] Off Topic, Butterflies and an Identification Dilemma
> From: jerry937975@xxxxxxx
> Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 23:04:32 -0400
>
> Ok, who has not see all the butterflies fluttering around this spring? It's
> as if somebody opened the flood gates on the red admirals. I imagine if
> someone out there keeps records of early arrivals, high counts, etc. of our
> butterflies, this spring would set many records, just as is happening in the
> bird world.
>
> Being far from an expert butterfly identifier, I'm tapping into the
> experience of wisbirdn to help me out on this one. Photographed yesterday at
> Wind Point in Racine County. I'm aware of variability among species, but this
> ones seems too unlike anything I can find in the field guide, including any
> western strays. I'm guessing it's a fritillary of some sort and that could
> end up being my mistake. Not the best of pics, but here it is:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldd/7143786637/in/photostream
>
> Bird wise, I regret to say that I have yet to see any area yet "dripping with
> warblers". Just as the rain consistently misses us, I have consistently been
> missing the birds. As I go to the parks I generally find one or two decent
> spots of a dozen or so warblers, but finding anything other than yellow-rumps
> or palms is tough. Hopefully sooner or later I'll see the birds... and some
> rain.
>
> Jerry DeBoer
> Central Racine County
>
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