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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
herschlebDescription
fox rested for some time in this spot, which is near a yard used by some neighbor dogs
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
herschlebDescription
see photo. Fox moving South through back yards, at a very moderate pace.
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
herschlebDescription
See photograph. Red Fox or American Red Fox.
Photos / Sounds
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Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)Observer
herschlebDescription
I thought this was a tussock moth caterpillar, but it seems to resemble other photos of Cycnia inopinatus. Feeding on Asclepias tuberosa on the side of a bluff. No others were noticed nearby.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
herschlebDescription
caterpillar, possibly little sulfur moth (Eurema lisa). Very small, on stalk of grass.
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Brush-legged Spiders (Genus Schizocosa)Observer
herschlebDescription
Believe this is a wolf spider and egg sac, on a decaying log
Photos / Sounds
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Prairie Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium campestre)Observer
herschlebDescription
prairie blue-eyed grass, appears to be sisyrinchium campestre
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Wood, Mound, and Field Ants (Genus Formica)Observer
herschlebDescription
carpenter ants on peony blossom
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Observer
herschlebDescription
wild turkey in University of Wisconsin Arboretum
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Bird's Foot Violet (Viola pedata)Observer
herschlebDescription
Birdsfoot violet, viola pedata, wild, on dry prairie drumlin State Natural Area
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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)Observer
herschlebDescription
wild geranium, geranium maculatum
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Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele)Observer
herschlebDescription
appears to be fritillary caterpillar, eating violet leaf
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Eastern Shooting Star (Primula meadia)Observer
herschlebDescription
dodecatheon meadia (shooting star) with bee, probably bombus griseocollis