Butterflies

Rowe Sanctuary has had one of the highest concentrations of Regal Fritillary butterflies in the United States. Below is a list of butterflies one might expect to find on Rowe's native and restored prairie tracts.

Common Wood Nymph (Cerecyonis pegala)
Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes cormyntas)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)