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.
2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010,
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
This is a list of all the butterfly species I’ve seen at the farm, with links to photos I’ve taken. (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.
Swallowtails – Papilionidae
Whites & Yellows – Pieridae
Checkered White – Pontia protodice
Gossamer Wings – Lycaenidae
Brushfoots – Nymphalidae
Skippers – Hesperiidae
Dun Skipper – Euphyes vestris
Mulberry Wing – Poanes massasoit