Adult Sleepers

Milberts Tortoiseshell

Mourning Cloak

What happens to butterflies in winter?  Not an easy question to answer.  Different butterflies winter differently.  The butterflies on this page are currently sleeping as adults somewhere near the park.


Butterflies that winter as adults in Minnesota include:

Question Mark

Eastern Comma

Mourning Cloak, 
Grey Comma,  
Eastern Comma,
Question Mark,
Compton Totoiseshell,
Milberts Tortoiseshell. 




Enjoy!

~ Robin

More Butterflies

There were a couple more butterflies out to sun today.  The top one is an Eastern Comma.   Click on the name to read details of sightings of this butterfly in our neighboring Wisconsin.  The one on the side is a Mourning Cloak trying to find a spot in the sun with less wind.

Beautiful day, hope you had a chance to ...

Enjoy!


~ Robin