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Join the Butterfly Quest
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Bordered patch Photo by Pam Martin The bordered patch butterfly, an uncommon butterfly in our area, is just one of many local butterfly species participants in Kansas Wetlands Education Centers butterfly count may find on July 25. This bordered patch was found at KWEC on July 6.
From tiny hairstreaks to large swallowtails, all sizes of butterflies will be counted during the Cheyenne Bottoms annual butterfly quest, beginning at 9 a.m. on July 25, at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. This is a great year to participate in the count, since species seldom seen this far west have been sighted. Several large yellow and black tiger swallowtails have been spotted in local gardens, along with the smaller, but brightly marked, bordered patch butterfly.All that’s required for the count, is a pair of binoculars and keen eyes.