From CBS Chicago:
This winter might have been tough on Chicagoans who had to shovel all that snow, but it’s shaping up as good news for the butterfly population.Related posts:
WBBM Newsradio’s John Cody reports the heavy snowfall this winter has protected insects that spend the season dormant underground.
"Just about anything that winters on or just under the ground – butterflies, beetles, all kinds of stuff," said Douglas Taron, biology curator at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
- (Photo) Female black swallowtail
- (Photo) Pearl crescent butterfly
- (Photo) Common buckeye butterfly
- American painted lady butterfly
- Tiger swallowtail and thistle
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