Blue Jay Barrens

Since I don’t actually count the butterflies or produce any type of tally, my annual observations of the Edwards’ Hairstreak Butterfly ca...

Within the Blue Jay Barrens prairie openings are a scattering of medium to small sized Blackjack Oaks.  Some of these trees are decades o...

The eggs laid last summer by the Edwards’ Hairstreak butterflies have recently hatched and the buds of the Blackjack Oaks on the barrens...

The Edwards’ Hairstreak butterfly is one of the Blue Jay Barrens rarities that has been the target of many of my management activities.  E...

The first week of July seems to be the peak flight period for Edwards’ Hairstreak Butterflies at Blue Jay Barrens.   Because of this, it h...

I went out Memorial Day evening to witness the Edwards’ Hairstreak butterfly larvae exiting their daytime underground shelter and climb...

At a certain stage in the development of an Edwards’ Hairstreak Butterfly larva, it will begin feeding at night and hiding at the base ...