Category Archives: Insects

battus philenor Monday, July 26, 1999 — 10:00 am Pope County, Arkansas — Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge This butterfly competes with the Giant Swallowtail as my favorite so far. I had been seeing them all morning, wherever there were … Continue reading →

papilio cresphontes Monday, July 26, 1999 — 10:00 am Pope County, Arkansas — Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge This is my favorite butterfly so far. It was huge. I was driving the road through the woods along the old channel, north … Continue reading →

phoebis sennae Monday, July 26, 1999 — 9:10 am Pope County, Arkansas — Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge I visited the refuge, but did the vast majority of my wildlife watching from inside the car because it was very hot. I drove … Continue reading →

vanessa virginiensis Sunday, July 25, 1999 — 10:15 am Conway, Arkansas — Happy Valley Flying around a very colorful flower garden in the backyard. It landed on a flower, and I got a good look. I wasn’t sure how to … Continue reading →

polygonia interrogationis Friday, July 9, 1999 — 11:36 am McHenry, Illinois — Moraine Hills State Park I was walking the Lake Defiance Trail near Junction A west of the lake. The Question Marks were landing on the gravel path and … Continue reading →