Observed butterfly nectaring activity during the last two weeks
Native Wildflowers
- Foxglove Beardtongue: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, Hobomok Skipper, Silver-spotted Skipper, Great Spangled Fritillary
- White Bergamot: Pepper and Salt Skipper, Hobomok Skipper
Naturalized Non-Native Wildflowers
- Oxeye Daisy: Pepper and Salt Skipper, Clouded Yellows, Great Spangled Fritillary, Pearl Crescent
- White Clover: Pepper and Salt Skipper, Great Spangled Fritillary, Cabbage White
- Dandelion: Great Spangled Fritillary
- Red Clover: Great Spangled Fritillary
- Deptford Pink: Northern Cloudywing, Great Spangled Fritillary
Non-Native Garden Annuals
- Zinnias: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Great Spangled Fritillary, Hobomok Skipper
- Marigolds: Great Spangled Fritillary, Silver-spotted Skipper, Huron Sachem
Other butterflies observed in the area during this period, but not on any flowers: Little Wood Satyr, Northern Pearly-Eye, Question Mark, Red-banded Hairstreak, American Lady, Painted Lady, Summer Azure, Zebra Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail
Some of the relevant observations are attached below