The video below is part of a series of training videos focused on butterfly identification, developed by NH Fish & Game Department and the NH Butterfly Monitoring Network. Butterfly ID: Satyrs (Part II) and Tortoiseshells covers more Brown colored butterflies including the common wood nymph, common buckeye and those that are camouflaged on the underwing: Milbert’s tortoiseshell, Compton tortoiseshell and mourning cloak. Click the menu in the top right corner of the video player to navigate between the different species covered in this module.
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Identification information and narration provided by Amy Highstrom, Lake Sunapee Count Coordinator.