November Orange Sulphurs
This photo is from the summer in the gardens of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York, but in the past week I have seen several more of these Orange Sulphurs (Colias eurytheme) thanks to the balmy conditions. Have you seen any of them? Or spotted other butterfly species? The weather has been unseasonably warm, especially in regard to high temperatures, and was once again today. I am afraid to say those of you who have enjoyed it will be disappointed soon as temperatures will crash back to normal and below-normal for mid-November shortly. Scott Kruitbosch...
Read MoreBountiful butterflies
It is hard to believe we are already about to enter September! After having above-average rainfall and average to below-average temperatures for much of the summer here in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region the second half of August turned out to be sunny and warm with a lot of lepidoptera on the wing and in our gardens. This is a traditionally wonderful month for butterflies. I have posted a bunch of neat sightings but here are more of the common species you have probably enjoyed in your yard. I have been looking and hoping for a Giant Swallowtail, among other rarities, but it is nevertheless...
Read MoreOrange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
When we have had dry conditions here in Western New York during the first days of August I have seen a lot more butterfly activity with both common and scarcer species emerging and becoming more abundant. It’s always a terrific month to find butterflies on the wing while some of our breeding birds are already beginning to migrate to the south. Here’s an Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) from the gardens at RTPI.
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