Jeff Bryant's Digital Photography

Illinois Butterflies and Other Insects
by Jeff Bryant

Local Small Wildlife from Champaign-Urbana

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This page highlights some images I have taken from around Champaign County in East-Central Illinois. Localities include my own backyard in Southwest Champaign, nearby parks such as Meadowbrook Park and Robeson Park, as well as the natural areas near the Sangamon River at the Foosland Spotsmen's Club in Northwest Champaign County.

 
a female Argia fumipennis violacea (violet dancer) damselfly taken with macro lens

Female Argia fumipennis violacea (violet dancer)

This image of a female Argia fumipennis violacea (violet dancer) damselfly was taken on July 3, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Japanese beetle easting clover taken with macro lens

Japanese Beetle Eating Clover

This image of a Japaense beewtle eating clover was taken on July 3, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Common buckeye caterpillar taken with macro lens

Common Buckeye Caterpillar

This image of a common buckeye caterpillar was taken on July 24, 2011 at the Foosland Sportmen's Club, near the Sangamon River. MACRO
 
Gray tree frog taken with macro lens

Eastern Forktail Damselfly

This image of an Eastern Forktail Damselfly was taken from Foosland on July 24, 2011. MACRO
 
Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly face taken with macro lens

Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Face

This image of a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly was taken on July 29, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly wings taken with macro lens

Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Wings

This image of a black female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail was taken on July 29, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly taken with macro lens

Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly

This image of a Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly was taken on July 29, 2011 near Foosland, IL.. MACRO
 
Monarch Butterfly on a zinnia flower taken with macro lens

Monarch Butterfly on Zinnia Flower

This image of a monarch butterfly on a zinnia flower was taken on August 5, 2011 in Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Northern crescent butterfly taken with macro lens

Northern Crescent Butterfly

This image of a northern crescent butterfly was taken on August 5, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Northern crescent butterfly taken with macro lens

Northern Crescent Butterfly

This image of a northern crescent butterfly was taken on August 5, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Orange Sulphur butterfly taken with macro lens

Orange Sulphur Butterfly

This image of an orange sulphur butterfly was taken on August 5, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Orchard spider taken with macro lens

Orchard Spider

This image of an orchard spider was taken on July 24, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Red spotted purple butterfly taken with macro lens

Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

This image of a red spotted purple butterfly was taken on July 24, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Sulfur butterfly taken with macro lens

Sulphur Butterfly

This image of a sulphur butterfly was taken on August 5, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Wheel bug taken with macro lens

Wheel Bug

This image of a wheel bug was taken on August 14, 2011 from Robeson Park in SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Widow skimmer dragonfly taken with macro lens

Widow Skimmer Dragonfly

This image of a widow skimmer dragonfly was taken on August 14, 2011 from Robeson Park in SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Barn spider taken with macro lens

Barn Spider

This image of a barn spider was taken on August 16, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Common buckeye butterfly taken with macro lens

Common Buckeye Butterfly

This image of a common buckeye butterfly was taken on August 19, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Mantidfly taken with macro lens

Brown Mantidfly

This image of a brown mantidfly was taken on August 20, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Praying mantis taken with macro lens

Praying Mantis

This image of a praying mantis was taken on August 20, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Female eastern amberwing dragonfly taken with macro lens

Female Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly

This image of a female eastern amberwing dragonfly was taken on August 20, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Male 12-spotted skimmer dragonfly face taken with macro lens

Male 12-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly Face

This image of a male 12-spotted skimmer dragonfly face was taken on August 21, 2011 from Urbana, IL. MACRO
 
Painted lady butterfly taken with macro lens

Painted Lady Butterfly

This image of a painted lady butterfly was taken on August 21, 2011 from Urbana, IL. MACRO
 
Gray hairstreak butterfly taken with macro lens

Gray Hairstreak Butterfly

This image of a Gray hairstreak butterfly was taken on August 21, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Cucumber beetle on yellow flowers taken with macro lens

Cucumber Beetle on Yellow Flowers

This image of a cucumber beetle on yellow flowers was taken on August 21, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Cicada nymph emerging from skin taken with macro lens

Cicada Nymph Emerging from Skin

This image of a cicada nymph emerging from its skin was taken on August 21, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) taken with macro lens

Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)

This image of a black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia) was taken on September 17, 2011 from Robeson Park in SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Praying mantic climbing on a hyssop plant taken with macro lens

Praying Mantis on a Hyssop Plant

This image of a praying mantis climbing on a hyssop plant was taken on September 12, 2011 from SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Wheel bugs mating taken with macro lens

Wheel Bugs Mating

This image of two wheel bugs mating was taken on September 10, 2011 from Robeson Park in SW Champaign, IL. MACRO
 
Sulphur butterfly on clover taken with macro lens

Sulphur Butterfly on Clover

This image of a sulphur butterfly on a clover flower was taken on August 27, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Red spotted purple butterfly face taken with macro lens

Red Spotted Purple Butterfly Face

This image of the face of a red spotted purple butterfly was taken on August 27, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Black swallowtail butterfly investigating clover taken with macro lens

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Investigating Clover

This image of a black swallowtail butterfly investigating clover was taken on August 27, 2011 near Foosland, IL. MACRO
 
Red admiral butterfly taken with telephoto

Red Admiral Butterfly

This image of a red admiral butterfly was taken on April 1, 2012 from Foosland, IL.
 
Pearl crescent butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Pearl Crescent Butterfly

This image of a pearl crescent butterfly as taken on April 1, 2012 from Foosland, IL.
 
Mourning cloak butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Mourning Cloak Butterfly

This image of a mourning cloak butterfly was taken on April 1, 2012 from Robeson Park in SW Champaign, IL.
 
Eastern comma butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Eastern Comma Butterfly

This image of an Eastern comma butterfly was taken on March 18, 2012 from Robeson Park in SW Champaign, IL.
 
Cabbage white butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Cabbage White Butterfly

This image of a cabbage white butterfly on a wild garlic mustard leaf was taken on March 25, 2012 from Robeson Park in SW Champaign, IL.
 
Question mark butterfly underside taken with telephoto lens

Question Mark Butterfly Underside

This image of a question mark butterfly underside was taken on April 15, 2012 from SW Champaign, IL.
 
Question mark butterfly from above taken with telephoto lens

Question Mark Butterfly from Above

This image of a question mark butterfly from above was taken on April 15, 2012 from SW Champaign, IL.
 
American lady butterfly from above taken with telephoto lens

American Lady Butterfly from Above

This image of an American lady butterfly from above was taken on April 15, 2012 from SW Champaign, IL.
 
Question mark butterfly and its angel-like wings taken with telephoto lens

Question Mark Butterfly and its Angel-Like Wings

This image of a question mark butterfly and its angel-like wings was taken on April 22, 2012 from SW Champaign, IL.
 
Spring azure butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Spring Azure Butterfly

This image of a Spring azure butterfly was taken on May 19, 2012 from SW Champaign, IL.
 
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

This image of a pipevine swallowtail butterfly was taken on July 1, 2012 near Charleston, IL.
 
Pipevine swallowtail butterfly hovering over a Monarda flower taken with telephoto lens

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Hovering Like an Angel

This image of a pipevine swallowtail butterfly hovering like an angel over a Monarda flower was taken on July 1, 2012 near Charleston, IL.
 
Wood satyr butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Wood Satyr Butterfly

This image of a wood satyr butterfly was taken on July 1, 2012 near Charleston, IL.
 
Eastern tailed blue butterfly on coneflower taken with telephoto lens

Eastern Tailed Blue on Coneflower

This image of an Eastern tailed blue butterfly on coneflower was taken on July 28, 2012 from Meadowbrook Park, Urbana IL.
 
Eastern tiger swallowtail on a teasel flower taken with telephoto lens

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a Teasel Flower

This image of an Eastern tiger swallowtail on a teasel flower was taken on July 14, 2012 from Anderson, Indiana.
 
Black swallowtail on a clover flower taken with telephoto lens

Black Swallowtail on a Clover Flower

This image of a black swallowtail butterfly on a clover flower was taken on August 9, 2012 from Anderson, Indiana.
 
Common checkered skipper butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Common Checkered Skipper Butterfly

This image of a common checkered skipper butterfly on a clover flower was taken on August 9, 2012 from Anderson, Indiana.
 
Dorsal side of an Eastern tailed blue butterfly taken with telephoto lens

Dorsal Side of an Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly

This image of the dorsal side of an Eastern tailed blue butterfly was taken on August 10, 2012 from Anderson, Indiana.
 
Red spotted purple butterfly on a shrub  taken with telephoto lens

Red Spotted Purple on a Shrub

This image of a red spotted purple butterfly on a shrub was taken on August 10, 2012 from Anderson, Indiana.
 
Variegated fritillary taken with telephoto lens

Variegated Fritillary Butterfly

This image of a variegated fritillary butterfly was taken on August 10, 2012 from Anderson, Indiana.
 
Fiery skipper taken with telephoto lens

Fiery Skipper Butterfly

This image of a fiery skipper butterfly was taken on August 10, 2012 from Anderson, Indiana.
 
Face of apainted lady butterfly taken with 100mm macro lens

Face of a Painted Lady

This image of the face of a painted lady butterfly was taken on August 27, 2012 from SW Champaign, IL.
 
Face of a monarch butterfly taken with 100mm macro lens

Face of a Monarch Butterfly

This image of the face of a monarch butterfly was taken on August 30, 2012 from SW Champaign, IL.
 
Face of a sulphur butterfly taken with 100mm macro lens

Face of a Sulphur Butterfly

This image of the face of a sulphur butterfly was taken on September 11, 2012 from South Champaign, IL.
 
Mourning cloak butterfly sunning taken with telephoto lens

Mourning Cloak Sunning

This image of a mourning cloak butterfly sunning was taken on September 22, 2012 from Meadowbrook Park, Urbana.
 
Sulphur butterflies puddling taken with macro lens

Sulphur Butterflies Puddling

This image of sulphur butterflies puddling was taken on September 29, 2012 near Foosland, IL.