sachem (Atalopedes campestris) female on smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides) at Decorah Prairie IA 854A9187
Sachems show up now in late summer and will be with us until the first killing frost in late September or October. Sachems can't survive winters here in any life form and we have to wait for them to filter in from further south. Butterfly lovers call the sachem, along with its two close cousins - the fiery skipper and whirlabout - the three wizards since it takes a wizard to identify them as they furiously flit around on fall flowers!
sachem (Atalopedes campestris) female on smooth oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides) at Decorah Prairie IA 854A9187
Sachems show up now in late summer and will be with us until the first killing frost in late September or October. Sachems can't survive winters here in any life form and we have to wait for them to filter in from further south. Butterfly lovers call the sachem, along with its two close cousins - the fiery skipper and whirlabout - the three wizards since it takes a wizard to identify them as they furiously flit around on fall flowers!