Greater Washtenaw County Butterfly Survey for 1999

91 Species and 21,039 butterflies recorded
SpeciesLatin NameNumbersSightingsFirstLast
Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice 4137 276 4/25/99 11/13/99
Cabbage Butterfly Pieris rapae 2390 376 3/31/99 11/9/99
Alfalfa Butterfly Colias eurytheme 2243 202 5/2/99 11/13/99
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos 1865 181 5/9/99 10/15/99
Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus 820 172 5/2/99 10/16/99
Eastern-tailed Blue Everes comyntas 700 116 5/2/99 10/31/99
Viceroy Limenitis archippus 615 128 5/21/99 10/9/99
Monarch Danaus plexippus 570 154 5/20/99 10/17/99
Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele 550 113 6/12/99 9/22/99
White Colias Colias genus (unidentified) 537 131 5/1/99 11/13/99
Little Wood Satyr Megisto cymela 482 68 5/21/99 7/25/99
European Skipper Thymelicus lineola 481 39 6/4/99 7/20/99
Summer Azure Celastrina neglecta 461 106 6/2/99 9/6/99
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 381 106 4/25/99 9/19/99
Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 360 155 4/26/99 9/11/99
Peck's Skipper Polites peckius 324 90 5/21/99 10/28/99
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon 294 39 4/8/99 5/29/99
Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala alope 264 67 6/25/99 9/2/99
Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus 251 81 5/11/99 9/26/99
American Copper Lycaena phlaeas americana 232 42 5/1/99 10/25/99
Fiery Skipper Hylephilia phyleus 187 73 6/14/99 10/31/99
Buckeye Junonia coenia 145 58 6/9/99 11/9/99
Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes 135 57 5/20/99 9/18/99
Least Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor 135 45 5/29/99 9/18/99
Hobomok's Skipper Poanes hobomok 131 37 5/18/99 6/26/99
Tawny Edged Skipper Polites themistocles 126 47 5/27/99 9/11/99
Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis 115 63 4/28/99 9/25/99
Comma Polygonia comma 112 63 3/27/99 11/13/99
Delaware Skipper Anatrytone logan 111 30 6/26/99 7/24/99
Wild Indigo Duskywing Erynnis baptisiae 108 50 5/3/99 9/26/99
Milbert's Tortoise Shell Nymphalis milberti 104 31 3/20/99 10/21/99
Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis 90 27 5/2/99 6/25/99
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 85 54 3/29/99 11/7/99
American Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis 84 50 4/25/99 10/31/99
Baltimore Euphydryas phaeton 78 20 6/12/99 7/14/99
Northern Broken Dash Wallengrenia egeremet 74 30 6/19/99 9/6/99
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax 70 47 5/29/99 9/12/99
Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis 64 15 5/27/99 8/20/99
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 62 50 4/24/99 11/7/99
Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton 56 15 6/19/99 7/31/99
Leonard's Skipper Hesperia leonardus 52 13 8/15/99 9/19/99
Little Yellow Eurema lisa 51 15 6/11/99 10/28/99
Bronze Copper Lycaena hyllus 51 21 5/29/99 10/28/99
Dorcas Copper Lycaena dorcas 45 2 7/3/99 7/18/99
Black Dash Euphyes conspicua 44 11 6/26/99 8/1/99
Mulberry Wing Poanes massasoit 44 18 6/26/99 8/1/99
Appalachian Eyed Brown Satyrodes appalachia 43 15 6/20/99 8/5/99
Mustard White Pieris napi 42 18 4/26/99 9/11/99
Northern Pearly Eye Enodia anthedon 42 16 6/19/99 8/15/99
Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris 39 21 6/13/99 8/8/99
Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus 38 21 5/22/99 9/5/99
Dreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus 34 8 5/14/99 6/20/99
Aphrodite Speyeria aphrodite 33 5 6/20/99 9/6/99
Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo 25 14 4/26/99 5/15/99
Eyed Brown Satyrodes eurydice 25 9 6/10/99 8/1/99
Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene myrina 23 11 5/29/99 9/11/99
Crossline Skipper Polites origenes 23 11 6/18/99 7/24/99
Meadow Fritillary Boloria bellona 22 14 4/25/99 9/5/99
Southern Cloudywing Thorybes bathyllus 21 11 5/28/99 7/24/99
Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus 20 13 6/19/99 7/21/99
Erynnis Species Erynnis genus (unidentified) 19 10 5/2/99 7/25/99
Long Dash Polites mystic 19 8 6/4/99 6/26/99
Hackberry Butterfly Asterocampa celtis 17 15 6/9/99 9/12/99
Harvester Feniseca tarquinius 17 9 7/3/99 9/1/99
Acadian Hairstreak Satyrium acadica 17 12 6/21/99 7/21/99
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia 16 14 7/25/99 10/30/99
Little Glassywing Pompeius verna 15 11 6/19/99 8/3/99
Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus 15 3 4/14/99 5/11/99
Edward's Hairstreak Satyrium edwardsii 14 3 7/3/99 7/3/99
Silvery Blue Glaucopsych lygdamus 13 3 5/15/99 5/29/99
Horace Duskywing Erynnis horatius 11 5 7/5/99 7/25/99
Polygonia Species Polygonia genus (unidentified) 10 10 5/15/99 8/29/99
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades 10 5 5/30/99 7/4/99
Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon 9 4 4/26/99 5/15/99
Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus 8 4 6/25/99 7/4/99
Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides 8 2 9/5/99 9/19/99
Hoary Edge Achalarus lyciades 8 5 5/30/99 7/3/99
Dion Skipper Euphyes dion 7 6 6/26/99 8/1/99
Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops 7 5 7/10/99 7/18/99
Roadside Skipper Amblyscirtes vialis 6 5 5/11/99 8/1/99
Broad-winged Skipper Poanes viator 6 2 7/3/99 7/18/99
Harris' Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii 5 2 6/12/99 6/12/99
Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius 5 3 5/2/99 5/30/99
Compton's Tortoise Shell Nymphalis vaualbum 5 4 3/31/99 8/28/99
American Snout Libytheana carinenta 4 4 6/12/99 7/28/99
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 3 2 7/29/99 8/6/99
Dukes Skipper Euphyes dukesi 3 2 7/4/99 7/24/99
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 3 3 8/22/99 10/11/99
Mottled Duskywing Erynnis martialis 2 2 5/15/99 5/15/99
Tiger Swallowtail (Black) Papilio glaucus 2 2 7/24/99 8/1/99
Painted Lady Vanessa carduii 2 2 7/10/99 7/14/99
Hobomok's Skipper (Pocohantas) Poanes hobomok 2 2 5/30/99 6/13/99
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole 2 2 10/16/99 10/31/99
Hickory Hairstreak Satyrium caryaevorum 1 1 6/26/99 6/26/99
Sachem Atalopedes campestris 1 1 9/15/99 9/15/99
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 1 1 5/21/99 5/21/99

Observers:   John Farmer, Mike Kielb, Roger Kuhlman, Chris Rickards, John Swales, Roger Wykes

Greater Washtenaw county includes all of Washtenaw county east to Crosswinds Marsh in Western Wayne county, parts of NW Monroe county and Petersburg State Game Area in SW Monroe county

Previous Butterfly Surveys

1997 1996 1995