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Butterflies Sighted in Sedgwick County--Abundantly Found 
BUTTERFLY NAME      HOST PLANT                  NECTAR PREFERENCE           WHEN SITED 
Checkered Skipper   Hibiscus, Mallow            Flowers, puddles            April-Late Nov 
Sachem Skipper      Goosegrass, Bermudagrass    Flowers                     Spring-Late Fall 
Clouded Sulphur     Indigo Bush, Milkvetch      Flowers, puddles            Late Mar-Dec 
Alfalfa Butterfly   Clover                      Flowers                     May-Dec 
Gray Hairstreak     Mallow, Hawthorn            Flowers                     April-Oct 
Eastern Tailed Blue Clover                      Flowers, puddles            April-Oct 
Pearl Crescent      Asters, Sunflowers          Flowers                     Early April-Nov 
American 
   Painted Lady     Everlastings                Flowers, sap, fruit         April-Nov 
Painted Lady        Thistles                    New Eng. Aster, Buddleia    April 
Red Admiral         Nettles                     Flowers, tree sap, fruit    April-Nov 

Butterflies Sighted in Sedgwick County--Commonly Found 
BUTTERFLY NAME          HOST PLANT              NECTAR PREFERENCE       WHEN SITED
Silver Spotted Skipper  False Indigo, Wisteria  Flowers, puddles        April-Mid Oct 
Common Sooty Wing       Bee Balm                Flowers, puddles        April-Mid Sept 
Zabulon Skipper         Grasses                 Flowers, puddles        July-Late Fall 
Eufala Skipper          Grasses                 Flowers                 July-Late Fall 
Pipevine Swallowtail    Dutchman's Pipevine     Flowers                 April-Mid Oct 
Black Swallowtail       Dill                    Flowers                 April-Fall 
Tiger Swallowtail       Wild Cherry             Flowers                 April-Late Fall 
Checkered White         Dame's Rocket           Flowers, puddles        March-Nov 
Dainty Sulphur          Asters, Sunflowers      Flowers, puddles        Summer 
Isola Blue              Wild Indigo             Flowers                 April-Nov 
Variegated Fritillary   Violets                 Flowers                 Migrate May-Nov 
Great Spangled 
    Fritillary          Violets                 Flowers                 Mid May-Oct 
Gorgore Checkerspot     Asters, Sunflowers      Flowers                 Early April-Sept 
Question Mark           Elm, Hackberry          Flowers, sap, fruit     Year-round 
Buckeye                 Snapdragons             Flowers                 Late Spring-Fall 
Viceroy                 Wild Cherry             Flowers, sap, fruit     Early May-Oct 
Goatweed Butterfly      Goatweed                Puddles, fruit          Summer 
Monarch                 Butterfly Weed          New England Aster       Summer