Category Archives: Insects

erynnis juvenalis Saturday, May 24, 2008 — 1:15pm Crystal Lake, Illinois — The Hollows Conservation Area I was walking through a wooded area when I spotted this tiny guy flitting low down the path in front of me. It was … Continue reading →

erynnis brizo Thursday, March 27, 2008 — 3:30 pm Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas I was wandering along Lee Creek trying to get photographs of Goatweed Leafwings and Tiger Swallowtails. Both those butterflies were being very wary, but this little … Continue reading →

anaea andria Thursday, March 27, 2008 — 3:00 pm Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas I’m pretty sure I saw several of these in the woods along the Butterfield Trail on Tuesday, but I didn’t have the energy to stop and … Continue reading →

epargyreus clarus Thursday, August 16, 2007 — 6:30 pm Cary, Illinois — Swallow Way For me, skippers are to butterflies what gulls are to birds — I usually don’t bother to take the time to tell all the similar species … Continue reading →

enodia anthedon Sunday, July 15, 2007 — 5:35 pm Lake County, Illinois — Lyon’s Prairie Six or seven Northern Pearly-Eyes were chasing each other low in the shade beneath a large oak in the woods. They would frequently land on … Continue reading →