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Sep 8

5 Cabbage White 1 Eastern Tailed-Blue 2 Common Wood-Nymph https://pbase.com/bo_z/image/175796645 3

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5 Cabbage White 1 Eastern Tailed-Blue 2 Common Wood-Nymph https://pbase.com/bo_z/image/175796645 3

Sep 8

Sep 6

Hardwick butterflies. . . .

. . . have been few and far between. 9/4 Yard 2 Cabbage White 4 Great Spangled Fritillary, all worn 1

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Hardwick butterflies. . . .

. . . have been few and far between. 9/4 Yard 2 Cabbage White 4 Great Spangled Fritillary, all worn 1

Sep 6

Sep 6

A few butterflies

Wellington Fields in Waltham, on Trapelo Road, is a newly established habitat. Stewards for the

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A few butterflies

Wellington Fields in Waltham, on Trapelo Road, is a newly established habitat. Stewards for the

Sep 6

Sep 5

Blair Pond, Cambridge, 9/5/25, 3pm

Leps mainly along train-track's glorious goldenrods: Cabbage White 13 Pearl Crescent 5 [one with

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Blair Pond, Cambridge, 9/5/25, 3pm

Leps mainly along train-track's glorious goldenrods: Cabbage White 13 Pearl Crescent 5 [one with

Sep 5

Sep 4

Groton sightings 9-4-25

I walked through the lower fields of Surrenden Farms for a couple hours today. There's plenty of

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Groton sightings 9-4-25

I walked through the lower fields of Surrenden Farms for a couple hours today. There's plenty of

Sep 4

Sep 4

More Bronze Coppers

Wayland Community Gardens, Wayland, 9/4/25 Arrived to briefly see Steve and Barbara before they

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More Bronze Coppers

Wayland Community Gardens, Wayland, 9/4/25 Arrived to briefly see Steve and Barbara before they

Sep 4

Sep 3

Newburyport 9/3/25

My tiny yard 1 Black Swallowtail 1 Cabbage White 1 Pearl Crescent 1 American Lady Bo Zaremba

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Newburyport 9/3/25

My tiny yard 1 Black Swallowtail 1 Cabbage White 1 Pearl Crescent 1 American Lady Bo Zaremba

Sep 3

Sep 3

recent sightings

August 28. A friend's garden in Northfield, MA 1 big beautiful Great Spangled Fritillary 1

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recent sightings

August 28. A friend's garden in Northfield, MA 1 big beautiful Great Spangled Fritillary 1

Sep 3

Sep 2

Rough Meadows WS, Rowley * 9/2/25

Slim list for 2+ hours. Constant biting tiny flies that seemed attracted to my DEET added to my

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Rough Meadows WS, Rowley * 9/2/25

Slim list for 2+ hours. Constant biting tiny flies that seemed attracted to my DEET added to my

Sep 2

Sep 2

Wayland Community Gardens, Wayland, 9/2/25 Monarch - 1 Bronze Copper - 1, evidence: https://

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Wayland Community Gardens, Wayland, 9/2/25 Monarch - 1 Bronze Copper - 1, evidence: https://

Sep 2

Sep 2

belmont royalty

Aug 30 -- Sep 1, farnham yards, daily Monarch, 2-4 [swirling through buddleia on opposite sides of

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belmont royalty

Aug 30 -- Sep 1, farnham yards, daily Monarch, 2-4 [swirling through buddleia on opposite sides of

Sep 2

Sep 1

Newburyport, MA 9/1/25

Back from two weeks in New Mexico. The butterflying was very poor, but night time blacklighting for

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Newburyport, MA 9/1/25

Back from two weeks in New Mexico. The butterflying was very poor, but night time blacklighting for

Sep 1

Sep 1

8/22/25 - 8/30/25 - Cloudy days, miscellaneous wandering

It's felt like a slower week butterfly-wise, with on + off cloudy weather and rain making it feel

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8/22/25 - 8/30/25 - Cloudy days, miscellaneous wandering

It's felt like a slower week butterfly-wise, with on + off cloudy weather and rain making it feel

Sep 1

Sep 1

Silver-bordered Frits, Barber Reservation

Sherborn, MA, 9/1/25 Overcast low 70s Clouded Sulphur - 3 Common Wood Nymph - 4+ Silver-bordered

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Silver-bordered Frits, Barber Reservation

Sherborn, MA, 9/1/25 Overcast low 70s Clouded Sulphur - 3 Common Wood Nymph - 4+ Silver-bordered

Sep 1

Sep 1

New species in Foxboro garden, #71

Brian Cassie, Massachusetts Butterfly Club founder, reported seeing a Red-banded Hairstreak in his

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New species in Foxboro garden, #71

Brian Cassie, Massachusetts Butterfly Club founder, reported seeing a Red-banded Hairstreak in his

Sep 1

Aug 28

Groton butterflies 8-28-25

I walked around the farm fields at Fitch's Bridge Rd for a couple hours around noon. Nothing

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Groton butterflies 8-28-25

I walked around the farm fields at Fitch's Bridge Rd for a couple hours around noon. Nothing

Aug 28

Aug 28

One Mourning Cloak has been flying around and landing on a plate with grape jelly (for the orioles)

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One Mourning Cloak has been flying around and landing on a plate with grape jelly (for the orioles)

Aug 28

Aug 28

interesting article by Xerces about raising monarchs

Keep Monarchs Wild: Why Captive Rearing Isn't the Way to Help Monarchs https://xerces.org/blog/

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interesting article by Xerces about raising monarchs

Keep Monarchs Wild: Why Captive Rearing Isn't the Way to Help Monarchs https://xerces.org/blog/

Aug 28

Aug 27

A bit more interesting today: 1 Common Buckeye- stayed just long enough that could be clearly id'

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A bit more interesting today: 1 Common Buckeye- stayed just long enough that could be clearly id'

Aug 27

kstei...@aol.com, LisaH2

Aug 26

Arlington 8/24/25 Trip Report

Thank you Kristin! and thank you Sara for setting this up, and to everyone who came to visit. I don

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Arlington 8/24/25 Trip Report

Thank you Kristin! and thank you Sara for setting this up, and to everyone who came to visit. I don

Aug 26

Aug 26

Lake Wampanoag, Gardner field trip 8/24

Five participants took us up on our Birds & Butterflies field trip offering on August 24th. We

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Lake Wampanoag, Gardner field trip 8/24

Five participants took us up on our Birds & Butterflies field trip offering on August 24th. We

Aug 26

Aug 26

Giant Swallowtail in Medfield

My gardener friend reported to me that she saw two giants at her Buddleia yesterday August 25. She

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Giant Swallowtail in Medfield

My gardener friend reported to me that she saw two giants at her Buddleia yesterday August 25. She

Aug 26

Barbara M Volkle

Aug 25

Caterpillar Lab - Garden in the Woods - 8/30 - 9/1

Sam Jaffe and the folks from the Caterpillar Lab will be at Garden in the Woods in Framingham this

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Caterpillar Lab - Garden in the Woods - 8/30 - 9/1

Sam Jaffe and the folks from the Caterpillar Lab will be at Garden in the Woods in Framingham this

Aug 25

Aug 24

Yesterday, Peter saw: Gray Hairstreak 1 Monarchs, 3 including 1 mating pair Black Swallowtail 1 M

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Yesterday, Peter saw: Gray Hairstreak 1 Monarchs, 3 including 1 mating pair Black Swallowtail 1 M

Aug 24

Andrew Griffith

Aug 23

8-23-25 Myles Standish State Forest, Carver MA

We went to a rather remote area of Myles Standish today to survey plants around a pond out there. It

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8-23-25 Myles Standish State Forest, Carver MA

We went to a rather remote area of Myles Standish today to survey plants around a pond out there. It

Aug 23

Aug 23

A few more Pics. Joe and Bill’s Gardens Workshop August 16.

Great conversation and shared knowledge was plentiful too.

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A few more Pics. Joe and Bill’s Gardens Workshop August 16.

Great conversation and shared knowledge was plentiful too.

Aug 23

Aug 23

Workshop at Joe and Bill’s Gardens August 16, 2025

What a wonderful day strolling through these wild-like gorgeous gardens. Joe loves weeding and he and

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Workshop at Joe and Bill’s Gardens August 16, 2025

What a wonderful day strolling through these wild-like gorgeous gardens. Joe loves weeding and he and

Aug 23

kstei...@aol.com

Aug 23

CORRECTION: Parking Update for Arlington Reservoir Trip this Sunday

Thanks to Sharon Stichter, we've discovered that the Mass Ave via Drake Road parking lot at the

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CORRECTION: Parking Update for Arlington Reservoir Trip this Sunday

Thanks to Sharon Stichter, we've discovered that the Mass Ave via Drake Road parking lot at the

Aug 23

Aug 22

8/22/2025 East Dennis Yard, Cape Cod

It's been slow for butterflies this summer even in our pollinator garden/meadow patch. Today I

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8/22/2025 East Dennis Yard, Cape Cod

It's been slow for butterflies this summer even in our pollinator garden/meadow patch. Today I

Aug 22

Aug 22

8/22/2025 - Ipswich, MA

8/22/2025 - New England Biolabs, Ipswich (~2 hours 15 min, Miles River Floodplain + pond trails)

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8/22/2025 - Ipswich, MA

8/22/2025 - New England Biolabs, Ipswich (~2 hours 15 min, Miles River Floodplain + pond trails)

Aug 22

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