Recent sightings
William D. Beck
Peppersauce Canyon nr Oracle
Pinal County, AZ
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Two-tailed Swallowtail
- Checkered White
- Pearly Marble
- Sara Orangetip
- Orange Sulphur
- Dainty Sulphur
- Brown Elfin
- Spring Azure
- Texan Crescent
- Mylitta Crescent
- Mourning Cloak
- Painted Lady
- Tropical Buckeye
- Golden-headed Scallopwing
- Juvenal's Duskywing
- Meridian Duskywing
- Common Checkered-Skipper
- Orange Skipperling
- White-barred Skipper
Tropical Buckeye
Brown Elfin
Juvenal's Duskywing
White-barred Skipper
Sara Orangetip
Meridian Duskywing
Pearly Marble
John and Nancy Crosby
Dinner Island Ranch WMA
Hendry County, FL
- Great Southern White 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Sleepy Orange 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 8
- White Peacock 5
- Monarch 2
- Queen 50
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 60
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Delaware Skipper 5
- Dun Skipper 3
- Dusted Skipper 2
- Eufala Skipper 3
- Twin-spot Skipper 4
Common Buckeye
White Peacock
Fiery Skipper
Delaware Skipper
Sachem
Eufala Skipper
Twin-spot Skipper
Least Skipper
Whirlabout
Delaware Skipper
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Long-tailed Skipper
Queen
Monarch
American Lady
Phaon Crescent
Zebra Heliconian
Gulf Fritillary
Ceraunus Blue
Red-banded Hairstreak
Sleepy Orange
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
Ron Smith
Fort De Soto Park
Pinellas County, FL
17 spp - 263 individuals. Nice variety. Most were found feeding on thistle, bidens, lantana and/or cactus flower.
- Barred Yellow 49
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 2
- Ceraunus Blue 14
- Little Metalmark 2
- Gulf Fritillary 28
- Phaon Crescent 111
- White Peacock 11
- Monarch 1
- Mangrove Skipper 21
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 6
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Monk Skipper 5
- Obscure Skipper 3
Little Metalmark
Barred Yellow
Monk Skipper
Mangrove Skipper
Dorantes Longtail
Gulf Fritillary
Obscure Skipper
Southern Skipperling
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Phaon Crescent
Tom Palmer
Dinner Island Ranch WMA
Hendry County, FL
- Giant Swallowtail 4
- Great Southern White 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Sleepy Orange 4
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Zebra Heliconian 6
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- White Peacock 2
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Monarch 3
- Queen 6
- Long-tailed Skipper 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 3
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 56
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Sachem 3
- Eufala Skipper 4
- Twin-spot Skipper 3
- Brazilian Skipper 1
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Giant Swallowtail
Red Admiral
Southern Broken-Dash
Twin-spot Skipper
Three-spotted Skipper
Red-banded Hairstreak
Carmen Moreno
M Street and University Ave. near Merced College
Merced County, CA
Hundreds of Painted Ladies are flying through our town! There’s a farm out back of Merced College and they seem to be coming from that direction (northeastish??). Beatiful!
- Painted Lady 100s
Barbara Peck
Anderson River Park
Shasta County, CA
Many Painted Ladies flying in the park today. The odd thing is they ALL seemed to be flying in a downstream or southeasterly direction.
- Painted Lady 25+
- Painted Lady 10+
John and Nancy Crosby
Everglades National Park
Miami-Dade County, FL
Long Pine Key Trail Gates 4 & 8. Temp 78, sunny. Targeted FL Leafwing. We saw a ‘lifer’ Berry’s Skipper!
- Palamedes Swallowtail 5
- Large Orange Sulphur 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Gulf Fritillary 22
- Variegated Fritillary 3
- Phaon Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 13
- White Peacock 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Baracoa Skipper 5
- Berry's Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 1
Gulf Fritillary
White Peacock
Large Orange Sulphur
Red-banded Hairstreak
Phaon Crescent
Baracoa Skipper
Berry's Skipper
Twin-spot Skipper
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Palamedes Swallowtail
William D. Beck
near GoodSprings, just south of Las Vegas
Clark County, NV
- Sheridan's Hairstreak
- Painted Lady
Sheridan's Hairstreak
Sheridan's Hairstreak
- Spring White 3
- Cabbage White 1
- Dainty Sulphur 3
- White Checkered-Skipper 4
Spring White
White Checkered-Skipper
Dainty Sulphur
David H. Bartholomew
Sunol-Ohlone Regional Park
Alameda County, CA
Silvery Blues seen all along the Alameda Creek Trail. Painted Ladies were on their way to somewhere, from somewhere, and all showing nicks and tears from their travels.
- Mustard White 2
- Sara Orangetip 14
- Spring Azure 1
- Silvery Blue 20
- Acmon Blue 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 14
- Propertius Duskywing 1
Propertius Duskywing
Sara Orangetip
Silvery Blue
Silvery Blue
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Silvery Blue 3
- Mylitta Crescent 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Mylitta Crescent
Shawn Taylor
Piedmont Park and Atlanta Botanical Garden
Fulton County, GA
- Cabbage White 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
Pearl Crescent
Bart Jones
Midtown Memphis
Shelby County, TN
The Cabbage Whites are FOY non-hibernating butterflies.
- Cabbage White 2
- Eastern Comma 1
Kathy Beza Richardson
John C. Radcliffe Conservation Area
Chesterfield County, VA
- Henry's Elfin 1
Henry's Elfin
- Cabbage White 1
William D. Beck
North End Catalina State Park, North Tucson
Pima County, AZ
- Checkered White
- Desert Orangetip
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Juniper Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Spring Azure
- Variegated Fritillary
- Painted Lady
- Red Admiral
Desert Orangetip
Gray Hairstreak
Juniper Hairstreak
Great Purple Hairstreak
Checkered White
John and Nancy Crosby
Townsend WMA
McIntosh County, GA
84 degrees, 12-15 mph S winds, Sunny. Long leaf pine habitat. Water in the ditches with little nectar source except briars.
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 10
- Red-banded Hairstreak 6
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 10
- Carolina Satyr 25
- Juvenal's Duskywing 8
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
Carolina Satyr
Carolina Satyr
Pearl Crescent
Cloudless Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Red-banded Hairstreak
Targeted Hayhurst Scallopwing reported here a couple days ago. Inside info on this location needed as no signage marked trails, distances or entry points for reaching hammocks in pastures enclosed with barbed wire. Without info on where to find the Bloodleaf host plant this target was not feasible.