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Mitchell’s satyr butterfly (Credit: Derek Hennen/Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation)

Summertime is a great time to spy butterflies in your backyard or in meadows across Virginia. Unfortunately, their numbers are declining. The Mitchell’s Satyr butterfly is federally listed as endangered. Scientists are working to preserve the few meadows where these elusive butterflies still exist. Roxy Todd tagged along with a surveyor in Floyd County to learn more.

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