We started doing NABA Butterfly counts here at the farm in 2005. (We actually tried starting in 2004, but it was cool and cloudy and we only saw a few butterflies.) Here are links to information about each year’s count.
Here are names and photos of the butterfly species I’ve seen at the farm. (There a few that I’ve seen but don’t have photos of – they’re listed below the photos in each family.) Mike Reese, his wonderful Wisconsin Butterflies website, and his help with the Butterfly Counts that we do here, has been an inspiration and a tremendous help in learning more about these butterflies.
Click on a photo for more photos and information about that species.
Family Papilionidae – Swallowtails
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail – Papilio canadensis
Giant Swallowtail – Papilio cresphontes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – Papilio glaucus
Black Swallowtail – Papilio polyxenes
Family Pieridae – Whites & Yellows
Orange Sulphur – Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur – Colias philodice
Little Yellow – Eurema lisa
Dainty Sulphur – Nathalis iole
Cabbage White – Pieris rapae
Southern Dogface – Zerene cesonia
Pontia protodice – Checkered White
Family Lycaenidae – Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters