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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

NOT MUCH YET.

ALL SPRING, MICHIGAN'S WEATHER HAS BEEN UNKIND TO BUTTERFLIES AND PEOPLE WHO SEEK THEM OUT. COLD, WET AND RAINY DOES NOT MAKE FOR GOOD BUTTERFLYING. I HAVE RECORDED JUST 5 SPECIES IN MICHIGAN THIS YEAR. IT IS LOOKING BETTER FOR THIS WEEKEND. HOPEFULLY EASTERN PINE ELFINS AND OLYMPIA MARBLES WILL COME OUT AND PLAY.
IN LATE APRIL I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO PANAMA FOR 8 DAYS FOR SOME BIRDING AND BUTTERFLYING. BOTH WERE EXCELLENT.
HAD ABOUT 40 SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES. NOT BAD CONSIDERING IT WAS THE END OF THE DRY SEASON.
I WAS ABLE TO GET A FEW DECENT PHOTOS OF SOME VERY NICE BUTTERFLIES.

 Gold-edged Giant Owl
Caligo uranus
2016-4-21
Altos del Maria, Panama
About 1100 meters









Togarna Hairstreak
Arawacas togarna
2016-4-21
Altos del Maria, Panama 
About 1100 meters 
                                                                                 











                                                  
                                                                                                                                      

1 comment:

  1. Your weather seems to be mirroring ours in Scotland. All of April has been cold and grey. At least I am up to six species, though, but only very few of each so far. I really hope things improve on both sides of the Atlantic soon. Panama sounds great. I would love to go somewhere like that one day.

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