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

London Parks - June 22, 2025

Komoka Park - June 16

I have only seen a few butterflies so far.  I saw my first Monarch last week, lots of Northern Crescents and a Red-spotted Purple.

Eastern Bluebird

Gibbons Park - June 17

There has been a Common Goldeneye hanging around the Thames at Gibbons Park.

Medway Valley - June 18

In the dragonfly department, I've seen Common Whitetails, a Widow Skimmer and Ebony Jewelwings.   Hoping with the heat next week, I will see more.  

Ebony Jewelwing

Medway Creek

Northern Map Turtle

American  Goldfinch

Searching for Dragonflies and Butterflies

July 14, 2020 - The Coves

I was birding but also looking for butterflies and dragonflies this week.  Here are some of my photos.

Ebony Jewelwing

Eastern Forktail

Silver-spotted Skipper

Wild Indigo Duskywing

Northern Broken-Dash

Question Mark

July 14, 2020 - Westminster Ponds

Blue Dasher

Blue Dasher

Meadowhawk

Eastern Pondhawk

Eastern Amberwing

Meadowhawk

Common Wood Nymph

Wild Indigo Duskywing

Black Swallowtail

July 18, 2020 - Hyde Park

I was out early as we are in another heat advisory.

Forktail

Viceroy

Red Admiral

Willow Flycatcher

Osprey

Green Frog