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 | |Issoria lathonia |June, August | |Thymelicus sylvestris |June | |Pieris rapae |June, July | |Celastrina argiolus |June | |Cupido minimus |June, July, August | |Pieris brassicae |June, July, August | |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 | |Thymelicus lineola |July | |Thymelicus acteon |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, Pieris rapae, | | |Polyommatus bellargus, | | |Thymelicus acteon, 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, 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 | |------------------------------+------------------------------| |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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+ Spotted several kilometers outside of my study areas in my grandparents' garden.
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