On the exceedingly hot morning of 29 June 2018, Erika and I took an early stroll in the Carleton College Arboretum. Although part of the college, this area is actually in Dakota County a bit north of Northfield. We stumbled upon a different butterfly, which we easily identified as a Baltimore Checkerspot. This butterfly ranges across much of northeastern North America, west to eastern Minnesota. This species was once local and scarce, but is now becoming more common as its larvae are introduced in an attempt to control English Plantain. The butterfly is named because it sports the colors of Lord Baltimore, much like the oriole of the same name (Kaufman).
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