Experiencing an outbreak of Red Admiral butterlies in southern WI

[HereSince1628]

Between the house down the gravel drive, and not quite 1/4 mile to the stop sign I'm seeing evidence of a population explosion.

It started the end of last week with a couple dozen, today in the distance named above it was probably a couple hundred.

Getting out of the car and into the house is like a Disney scene with butterflies fluttering everywhere.

I don't carry a smartphone or camera so this is a picture from wikipedia.



Anyone else?

[KamaAina]

1. Outbreak?

You make it sound like that's a bad thing!

[HereSince1628]

2. Ya forgot this is absolutely forgot myself...this is the spirit crushing general discussion where

everything that is written must have a negative connotation

Oh..Wait !!!!!

[PeaceNikki]

3. That's amazing!! I haven't seen any here in lake country. We get our annual crane family though.

They're awesome.

[HereSince1628]

4. Had a couple dozen cranes in the alfalfa field early in the morning...

Jefferson Co is blessed with very healthy crane population

[PeaceNikki]

5. Yeah, it's pretty cool. They look like pterodactyls when they're flying.

It's great watching them grow up. They're here every year raising their little one from April until like November.

[HereSince1628]

6. and they make the country side sound like Jurrasic Park!

[Frustratedlady]

7. I have noticed a lot more butterflies than normal in Iowa.

We have a Facebook page of photos for our city and people have been posting photos of a butterfly similar to the one you show here, as well as many other types I've never seen before.

They are beautiful. Hopefully, they are also beneficial.

[NickB79]

8. Same thing here just south of the Twin Cities, about 30 min from the WI border

The same species you posted a picture of. They really are everywhere this year!

Glad my wife and I aren't the only ones noticing it