Little Wood Satyr Butterfly

Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly

The Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly sits on a chair

This is a picture I took a few years ago of the Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly. We have been getting a lot of them around here recently. The Northern Pearly Eye is so named because of the row of eyespots that are most prominent under the wings when it is perching, like it is here. It is thought that the eyespots may startle a predator.

Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly

The Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly sits on a chair

I was seeing many Northern Pearly Eye butterflies this summer.

Butterfly in the Woods

This is a photo I took a few years ago of what I think is the Little Wood-Satyr butterfly. It is different than the Northern Pearly-eye, the butterfly I posted a picture of last time. This one is smaller and has less eyespots. It is very similar looking to the Common Wood-Nymph, but this one has more eyespots and is smaller.

Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly

The Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly sits on a chair

This is a picture I took of the Northern Pearly Eye butterfly, a common summer butterfly where I live. They are so named because of the eyespots on their wings. I was able to identify it with help from the book Butterflies of the North Woods.

Book Review: Butterflies of the Northwoods

I am reprinting a book review from a few years ago, Butterflies of the Northwoods.

Book Review: Butterflies of the North Woods
10/27/14

Butterflies of the North Woods by Larry Weber is an excellent field guide for identification of butterflies. It is part of the North Woods Naturalist series, covering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. How many times have you seen a butterfly flying by, and weren’t sure what it was?  This field guide not only has excellent photos, but it also has a lot of information on the habits of butterflies, such as what food they eat and what food the butterfly caterpillars eat.  It really helped me out, because we get a lot of brown butterflies with eyespots in this area that all look very similar. It helped me to differentiate between them, by comparing the number of eyespots, etc.  Also included is an interesting section on the history of butterflies, such as: butterflies are really a type of moth that may have started flying during the day to get away from moth-eating bats. There is also information on day-flying moths that only look like butterflies. Also part of the series: Moths and Caterpillars of the North Woods, Dragonflies of the North Woods, and Damselflies of the North Woods.

Reference:  Larry Weber, Butterflies of the North Woods, 2nd edition,(Duluth,MN:Kollath+Stensaas Publishing, 2006

Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly

The Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly sits on a chair

 

This butterfly is called the Northern Pearly Eye and it is a common butterfly in northern Michigan this time of year. It is brown with black spots, and can easily be confused with other small spotted butterflies. The Northern Pearly Eye is a bit larger than most, and often has an erratic flight high in the air. Consult a butterfly guidebook in order to tell all the different species apart.

Northern Pearly Eye Butterfly

This is a picture of large brown butterfly with eyespots, called the Northern Pearly Eye.  It is found in Michigan and other Great Lake states in the summer months.  It is rather hard to tell apart from other little brown butterflies with eyespots, so consult a book, such as Butterflies of the Northwoods.

Book Review: Butterflies of the North Woods

Book Review: Butterflies of the North Woods
10/27/14

Butterflies of the North Woods by Larry Weber is an excellent field guide for identification of butterflies. It is part of the North Woods Naturalist series, covering the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. How many times have you seen a butterfly flying by, and weren’t sure what it was?  This field guide not only has excellent photos, but it also has a lot of information on the habits of butterflies, such as what food they eat and what food the butterfly caterpillars eat.  It really helped me out, because we get a lot of brown butterflies with eyespots in this area that all look very similar. It helped me to differentiate between them, by comparing the number of eyespots, etc.  Also included is an interesting section on the history of butterflies, such as: butterflies are really a type of moth that may have started flying during the day to get away from moth-eating bats. There is also information on day-flying moths that only look like butterflies. Also part of the series: Moths and Caterpillars of the North Woods, Dragonfies of the North Woods, and Damselflies of the North Woods.

Reference:  Larry Weber, Butterflies of the North Woods, 2nd edition,(Duluth,MN:Kollath+Stensaas Publishing, 2006)