2022 was my first year of observing butterflies in my area. Unfortunately, this year was also marked by drought lasting from early spring to mid-autumn, so some species were stronger represented and easier to spot than others.
Overall 28 species could be determined with absolute certainty. Of three species, both adult and caterpillar forms were present while no eggs were found.
This list is sorted by meteorological seasons and first observation. Caterpillars are listed separately.
+------------------------------+------------------------------+ |SPECIES |MONTH | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ |Aglais io |May, June | |Anthocharis cardamines |May | |Pieris napi |May, June | |Polyommatus icarus |May, June, September | +------------------------------+------------------------------+
+------------------------------+------------------------------+ |SPECIES |MONTH | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ |Aglais urticae |June | |Coenonymphia arcania |June | |Plebejus argus |June | |Maniola jurtina |June | |Polyommatus + |June | |Issoria lathonia |June, August | |Thymelicus sylvestris |June | |Pieris rapae |June, July | |Celastrina argiolus |June | |Cupido minimus |June, July, August | |Pieris brassicae |June, July, August | |Thymelicus lineola |June | |Nymphalis antiopa |June | |Melanargia galethea |June, July | |Polyommatus bellargus |June, July | |Araschnia levana |June | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Papilio machaon |July | |Pararge aegeria |July | |Vanessa atalanta |July, August, September | |Satyrium w-album |July | |Argynnis paphia |July | |Aphantopus hyperantus |July | |Ochlodes sylvanus |July | |Polyommatus coridon |July | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Thecla betulae |August | +------------------------------+------------------------------+
+------------------------------+------------------------------+ |SPECIES |MONTH | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ |Araschnia levana |July, August | |Vanessa atalanta |August | |Papilio machaon ++ |September | +------------------------------+------------------------------+
This table covers the locations in which I discovered each species. Adults and caterpillars are listed separately.
+------------------------------+------------------------------+ |LOCATION |SPECIES | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ |Yard |Aglais io, Pieris rapae, | | |Papilio machaon, Vanessa | | |atalanta | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Temporary Mixed Fodder Beet/ |Aglais io, Pieris brassicae, | |Alfalfa Field |Pieris rapae, Vanessa atalanta| |------------------------------+------------------------------| |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Zone I - Cherry Hill |Aglais io, Aglais urticae, | | |Celastrina argiolus, Cupido | | |minimus, Issoria lathonia, | | |Maniola jurtina, Melanargia | | |galathea, Ocholdes sylvanus, | | |Pieris rapae, Polyommatus | | |bellargus, Vanessa atalanta | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Zone II – David's Fields |Aglais io, Aglais urticae, | | |Anthocharis cardamines, | | |Aphantopus hyperantus, | | |Celastrina argiolus, | | |Coenonymphia arcania, Cupido | | |minimus, Issoria lathonia | | |Maniola jurtina, Melanargia | | |galathea, Ocholodes sylvanus, | | |Pararge aegeria, Pieris | | |brassicae, Pieris napi, Pieris| | |rapae, Plebejus argus, | | |Polyommatus icarus, | | |Polyommatus bellargus, | | |Polyommatus coridon, Thecla | | |betulae, Thymelicus lineola, | | |Thymelicus, sylvestris, | | |Vanessa atalanta | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Zone III - Odrich's Pond |Aglais io, Araschnia levana, | | |Maniola jurtina, Pieris | | |brassicae, Pieris napi, Pieris| | |rapae | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Local Car Repair/Agricultural |Pieris brassicae, Pieris | |Enterprise |napi, Pieris rapae, Vanessa | | |atalanta | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |FFH Territory "Bog Hill" |Issoria lathonia, Maniola | | |jurtina, Plebejus argus, | | |Polyommatus icarus, | | |Polyommatus + | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |Meisel Forest |Argynnis paphia, Maniola | | |jurtina, Pararge aegeria, | | |Satyrium w-album, Vanessa | | |atalanta | +------------------------------+------------------------------+
+------------------------------+------------------------------+ |LOCATION |SPECIES | +------------------------------+------------------------------+ |Yard |Araschnia levana, Vanessa | | |atalanta | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |++ |Papilio machaon | +------------------------------+------------------------------+
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+ The area in which I discovered this individual used to be one of the last
remaining habitats of Polyommatus thersites, which was declared missing since
2011. Unfortunatly, only checking its genitals is suffient to distinct it from
Polyommatus icarus.
++ Spotted several kilometers outside of my study areas in my grandparents' garden.
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