Date: 07/31/2024

Observed first Viceroy butterfly adult of 2024 in a field in West Amherst, New York. The field is brush-hogged usually once annually. Vegetation consists of a mix of grasses, forbs and young shrubs, and contains a mix of invasive and native plants. The native plants consist of a mix of wetland plants (including Swamp Milkweed, Blue Vervain, and Cattail) and upland plants (including Common Milkweed, Butterflyweed and Dogbane.)
Purple loosestrife is abundant this year, oddly enough.

Amherst, NY

Latitude: 43 Longitude: -78.8

Observed by: Michael
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