Late Summer Butterflies

ORANGE SULPHUR gathering

I managed to get out late this afternoon to search for butterflies north of Wallaceburg. Although many butterflies are done for the summer, there are many still to find. A walk at McKeough CA proved interesting. Nothing unusual, but the numbers of some were decent.

PAINTED LADY

I walked through the low part of the floodway where there are damp areas and lots of weeds. At one mudhole I found a bonanza of butterflies. Most numerous were the Orange Sulphurs. There were over 100 concentrated there. There were lots of Eastern Tailed-Blues as well. I also found a worn Common Sootwing.

COMMON SOOTYWING

Other butterflies included Pearl Crescents, Silver-spotted Skippers, Peck's Skippers, Least Skippers, Northern Broken-Dash, Painted Lady, Viceroy, Monarch, and a very tattered Wood Nymph.

two different PECK'S SKIPPERS (above)

SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER on thistle (below)

LEAST SKIPPER (probably!)