Since I wasn't planning on going through Oklahoma, I wasn't able to do any advance research of good butterfly spots. So I found a Brushy Lake State Park, about 25 miles south of Stilwell. Turned out to be largely a fishing hole with some camping spaces plunked next to it. Still got out and did some butterfly hunting, since I didn't know of anyplace better to go.
Was not a lot of butterfly activity. Very dry. You could see that the lake level was down probably six feet or so. A smidge of nectar along the shore. But don't you know, of the eight species I saw, three were new to the BBY, and two were lifers for me! New species for the year: Phaon Crescent, Southern Broken Dash, and Dainty Sulphur, and the first two I had never seen before, ever! So, at least for me, quantity may not had been there, but quality was!
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| Brushy Lake SP, Oklahoma |
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| Phaon Crescent |
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| Southern Broken Dash |
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| Dainty Sulphur |
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