Post by trehopr1 on Aug 17, 2019 7:54:27 GMT
Earlier this summer on June 23rd during one of my forays out to the field (with net in hand); I happened upon a small pond within eyesight of a new field which I was investigating. All around the pond for some distance was a lot of saturated grassy area with low growing plants of different types. It was all very lush and even had some tiny flowers in bloom. This all backed up right to a forest edge.
I looked upon the scene lying before me and pulled out my phone and snapped this picture. Immediately, my thoughts were: this is Satyr country... The place was seemingly idyllic for these rather shy, delicate "brownies" of the forests edge and shadows. In the Great Lakes region of the U.S. some are called pearly-eyes, others wood nymphs, or browns. They do like flowers like other butterflies but, they are not bothered in the least feeding on decaying fruit and animal flesh as well as on sap.
I have never really encountered them very often in my region. If anything, only by sheer luck or happenstance. I think one really needs some good un-spoiled tract of damp woods, proper food plants, some sunny spaces and just good weather (not too hot/dry) to have things favorable for them. Despite my joy of coming across this place I could not find a Satyrine butterfly to "save my life".... It all seemed so right and yet nothing to be seen that day. About a month later I went back only to find the grounds dried up, the flowers gone, and only the dried grasses blowing in the wind.
I looked upon the scene lying before me and pulled out my phone and snapped this picture. Immediately, my thoughts were: this is Satyr country... The place was seemingly idyllic for these rather shy, delicate "brownies" of the forests edge and shadows. In the Great Lakes region of the U.S. some are called pearly-eyes, others wood nymphs, or browns. They do like flowers like other butterflies but, they are not bothered in the least feeding on decaying fruit and animal flesh as well as on sap.
I have never really encountered them very often in my region. If anything, only by sheer luck or happenstance. I think one really needs some good un-spoiled tract of damp woods, proper food plants, some sunny spaces and just good weather (not too hot/dry) to have things favorable for them. Despite my joy of coming across this place I could not find a Satyrine butterfly to "save my life".... It all seemed so right and yet nothing to be seen that day. About a month later I went back only to find the grounds dried up, the flowers gone, and only the dried grasses blowing in the wind.
