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# 27 August

Mostly sunny conditions, weak to strong winds and 28.5°C (12:39 AM) – perhaps the last day to surpass the 30°C mark.

``` Table including full species name, location and status
+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
| Species                 | Location                        | Status |
+-------------------------+---------------------------------|--------+
| Aglais io               | Yard                            | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Araschnia levana        | Zone II                         | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Coenonympha pamphilus   | Zone I                          | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Colias sp.              | Mixed Field                     | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Issoria lathonia        | Zone III                        | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Pieris napi             | Zone II                         | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Pieris rapae            | Mixed Field / Zone I / II / III | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Polyommatus icarus      | Mixed Field / Zone II           | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Vanessa atalanta        | Zone II / III                   | Adult  |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Aeshna cyanea           | Zone II / III                   | Adult  |
+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
```

I had already finished my summary for this month, assuming that the rain over the past weekend and yesterday wouldn't have been enough to help insects recover. I was proven wrong, in fact many summer plants that were completely absent in July started to bloom, as well as tiny patches of wild and cultivated alfalfa.

While it's not unusual for I. lathonia to have skipped the summer months, as this already had been the case during the 2022 drought, the sudden return of P. icarus has to be the most remarkable. I was also told of a single C. minimus being active in Zone II, yet could not confirm it. Still, plenty of insects are recovering almost insanely fast to the point of A. cyanea becoming active again. 

As autumn already has set in among most trees, my field trip schedule soon will shift to the afternoon hours, although the first trip of September may see two trips depending on the morning temperatures.