Category Archives: eastern tailed-blue

Butterfly Forecast for Central Iowa–June, 2020

Posted on June 1, 2020 by the roused bear

May gave us wet, cool weather following a late spring. We had a few warm days with a surprising number of butterflies, but most days had few on the wing. I expect that to change pretty soon as the season … Continue reading →

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Late Summer Prairie Walk

Posted on September 8, 2018 by the roused bear

I went on a nature walk today, organized by the Iowa Prairie Network, at the property of Bill and Sibylla Brown.  They have land in southern Iowa, and have done a lot of work to restore the biological function of … Continue reading →

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A Pleasant Morning

Posted on September 16, 2017 by the roused bear

I went to an Iowa Prairie Network event today, at the Lomp Lengeling Farms near Collins, Iowa.  Parts of the farm, including a small but diverse prairie remnant and some degraded savanna are being managed in order to aid the … Continue reading →

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Recent Activity.

Posted on August 29, 2017 by the roused bear

As summer slips past some critters are at the peak of their activity.  I have been doing a lot of travelling, but have still been able to get a few photos in here and there. I saw this eastern tailed-blue … Continue reading →

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Recent Butterflies

Posted on July 14, 2017 by the roused bear

Butterflies are less common this year than most.  Still, there are some good ones out there. This is a summer azure, one of the two most common blue butterflies in Iowa.  You can tell the difference between them by how … Continue reading →

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First of the Year Butterflies

Posted on May 3, 2016 by the roused bear

I had some business to do today so I took a day off from work.  I got some first-of-the year butterflies:  First photographed for all of them, first seen for the eastern comma and American lady. First, the eastern comma. … Continue reading →

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Recent Butterflies

Posted on July 23, 2015 by the roused bear

I have been lucky enough to have some time to photograph butterflies recently, and here are a few I have seen. This red-spotted purple was at The Ledges on Sunday. This eastern tiger swallowtail was visiting a wild bergamot in … Continue reading →

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Noon Walk Butterflies

Posted on November 13, 2013 by the roused bear

I take a walk over my lunch break, and I count butterflies as I am doing it.  Here are the results of this year’s surveys.  I saw 24 species, 943 total butterflies.  The species where I counted more than one … Continue reading →

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A Small Butterfly

Posted on September 22, 2013 by the roused bear

Butterflies are few and far between now, unlike the conditions usually encountered in September in Iowa.  I did see this eastern tailed-blue yesterday, though.  

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A Morning Drink

Posted on August 31, 2013 by the roused bear

An eastern tailed-blue, Cupido comyntas, drinks nectar from the flowers of Canada goldenrod. We have had a long stretch of hot, dry weather and the butterflies are not present in the high numbers that they usually have this time of … Continue reading →

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