Where did the Summer go?

Wow! The Summer flew by. It is amazing how fast time seems to go by. It has been a excellent year here in Michigan for butterflies. A friend just reported an excellent list of butterflies from October 3 from Allegan and Hillsdale Counties. Yes, it was 80 degrees that day!
This past August 11, I followed a previous report to a location for Pipevine Swallowtails in Michigan.
I was lucky to get a decent shot of a well worn individual. This species marked my 122 species for Michigan.

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
August 11, 2018
Michigan, Wastenaw County










Normally we get a few warm days suitable for butterflies in October and November. Michigan has had very few American Snouts (Libytheana carinenta) reported in 2018. Hopefully more are on the way.