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SUMMARY:ST CROIX VALLEY: BUTTERFLY FIELD TRIP
DESCRIPTION:Butterfly Hunts\nBob Marquis, noted botanist, biologist, and insect expert, leads us for a second year as we conduct a butterfly survey of Alexander oak savanna. Our goal is to add to the known list of the butterfly species that occur at Alexander.\nPhoto credit: Eric Preston\nDate:  August 8 (Saturday)\nTime:  10am – Noon\nNovices and experts are all welcome. Bring a butterfly/insect net if you have one. 1-3 hours.\nDirections:  Take highway 35 south towards River Falls.\nTake highway 65 south (35 turns into 65) toward Ellsworth.\nGravel road entrance is on the right just after the Town of River Falls town hall.\nMap ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/1ZmCcrn1LLwMbuv6A )\nList so far …\nButterflies\n\n\n\nLatin Name\nCommon Name\nCount\n\n\nbrushfooted butterflies (Nymphalidae)\nNorthern Crescent\n20+\n\n\nblues (Lycaenidae)\nEastern Tailed-blue\n2\n\n\nbrushfooted butterflies (Nymphalidae)\nNorthern Pearly Eye\n2\n\n\nwhites and sulfurs (Pieridae)\nOrange Sulfur\n1\n\n\nbrushfooted butterflies (Nymphalidae)\nMonarch\n5 adults, 23 caterpillars on the common milkweed\n\n\nbrushfooted butterflies (Nymphalidae)\nGreat Spangled Fritillary\n7\n\n\nbrushfooted butterflies (Nymphalidae)\nMeadow Fritillary\n1\n\n\nswallowtails (Papilionidae)\nEastern Tiger Swallowtail\n2\n\n\nskippers (Hesperiidae)\nSilver-spotted Skipper\n1 adult, 1 caterpillar on hog peanut\n\n\nswallowtails (Papilionidae)\nBlack Swallow\n1 caterpillar on wild parsnip\n\n\n\n \nMoths\n\n\n\nLatin Name\nCommon Name\nCount\n\n\ngeometer moths (Geometridae)\nChickweed Geometer\nnumerous\n\n\nHalyisdota tessellaris\ntiger moths (Erebidae)\nBanded Tussock Moth\n2 caterpillars\n\n\nEuchaetes egle): (tiger moths (Erebidae)\nMilkweed Tiger Moth\n2 caterpillars\n\n\n\n
URL:https://theprairieenthusiasts.org/events/alexander-30may-butterfly-159/
ORGANIZER;CN=Robert Marquis:MAILTO:Robert_Marquis@umsl.edu
CATEGORIES:St. Croix Valley
LOCATION:Alexander Oak Savanna
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