Category Archives: Wildlife

Butterfly #10 — American Lady

Posted on July 25, 1999 by Roger

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 →

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Butterfly #9 — Question Mark

Posted on July 9, 1999 by Roger

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 →

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Butterfly #8 — Red Admiral

Posted on July 9, 1999 by Roger

vanessa atalanta Friday, July 9, 1999 — 11:25 am McHenry, Illinois — Moraine Hills State Park I was walking the Lake Defiance Trail near Junction A on the west side of the lake. I saw the Red Admiral fly into … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #7 — Eastern Comma

Posted on July 9, 1999 by Roger

polygonia comma Friday, July 9, 1999 — 10:50 am McHenry, Illinois — Moraine Hills State Park I was taking a walk around the McHenry Dam trail. As I walked down the steps to the blind, a butterfly flew up from … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #6 — Black Swallowtail

Posted on June 25, 1999 by Roger

papilio polyxenes Friday, June 25, 1999 — 8:23 am Grundy County, Illinois — Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area I was well out into the center of the prairie, near a wet pothole. In the knee-high prairie grasses along the path, … Continue reading →

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