A few butterflies

[Linda G.]

Wellington Fields in Waltham, on Trapelo Road, is a newly established habitat.  Stewards for the Waltham Land Trust and one of the City's park rangers, have done an amazing job of restoring this to a native meadow—it’s still a work in progress but it’s something like 60-70% native now.  I spent a little time there yesterday looking for insects, and this morning when I did a bug program—the first public program held there.  This field is loaded with insects!  If you live near Waltham, check it out. 

In addition to seeing a very cool robber fly, here are the few butterflies I am able to report:

Friday Sept. 5 

1 Great Spangled Fritillary

2 hairstreaks - unidentified

Saturday Sept. 6

1 Red-banded Hairstreak

1 Clouded Sulphur

2-3 cabbage whites

Linda Graetz

Waltham

PS If you're interested in the fly:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311995273