Finding More Insects, July 2026

Week of July 20, 2026

While birding, I'm looking for insects too.  I saw some butterflies but not too many dragonflies this week.

Red-spotted Purple

Black Swallowtail

Northern Crescent

 Meadowhawk

Widow Skimmer

Monarch

Recent Insects - July 12, 2026

While birding, I'm also looking for insects.  There are a lot of Common Whitetails and Cabbage Whites.

Monarch

Ebony Jewelwing

Ebony Jewelwing

Variable Dancer

Orange Sulphur

Eastern Forktail

Below: I've never seen one of these before. (Lifer)

Unicorn Clubtail

Birding and Looking for Insects - July 9, 2026

Birding at Komoka and Hyde Park

First Week of July weather very hot

Indigo Bunting

Beautiful Butterfly Milkweed

Scenes at Komoka Park

Common Milkweed

Hyde Park

Northern Yellow Warbler

I've seen a few butterflies but not very many dragonflies.

Butterflies - Monarch, Cabbage Whites, Common Wood Nymph, Little Wood Satyr, Clouded Sulphurs and an Orange Suphur

Odonates - Widow Skimmer, Common Whitetail, Ebony Jewelwing

Ebony Jewelwing

Common Wood Nymph

Orange Sulphur