Recent sightings
Roy Cohutta
Darton College
Dougherty County, GA
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- American Lady 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
American Lady
Gray Hairstreak
Ken Wilson
Tijauana River Valley, Imperial Beach
San Diego County, CA
Mostly cloudy, mid 60s. This activity is below expectations for this location at this time. The season is well behind in many locations.
- Western Tiger Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Mourning Cloak
- Red Admiral
- Giant Swallowtail 4
- Schaus' Swallowtail 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 1
- Cassius Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary common
- Julia Heliconian common
- Zebra Heliconian common
- Mangrove Buckeye 1
- Florida Purplewing 2
- Hammock Skipper 1
Hammock Skipper
Florida Purplewing
Florida Purplewing
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Marine Blue 3
- Painted Lady 1
Ken Wilson
Escondido backyard
San Diego County, CA
Sightings for the past week.Yard activity has been slow.
- Giant Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Gulf Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
- Monarch
- Umber Skipper
Jeff Gesell
Martin Wildlife Sanctuary
Northampton County, PA
Suboptimal day…cloudy, cool, mid-60s. Rain predicted for the next 3 days, so I figured I’d sneak out for a bit and was rewarded with the FOY Silver Spotted Skippers and Zabulon Skipper!
- Cabbage White common
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Silver-spotted Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Juvenal's Duskywing
Silver-spotted Skipper
Andrew Block
S.R. 72, MM9, Woodland Twp.,
Burlington County, NJ
- Hessel's Hairstreak 2
- Spring Azure 4+
- American Lady 1
Tom Palmer
Crooked Lake WEA
Polk County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 8
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Great Southern White 8
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 2
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- White Peacock 2
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Monarch 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Zarucco Duskywing 3
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Whirlabout 1
- Palmetto Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 4
- Ocola Skipper 2
Twin-spot Skipper
Carolina Satyr
Little Metalmark
Monarch
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Andrew Block
Tuckahoe WMA, Tuckahoe,
Cape May County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Brown Elfin 2
- Spring Azure 6+
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 2
Bo Zaremba
Key Largo
Monroe County, FL
Hoping to see a Shaus’ Swallowtail on my FL vacation, I was amazed to see 18 in 5 hours of walking. I was even more amazed when processing the pictures to find I had photographed a pair of mating Bahamian Swallowtails!
- Schaus' Swallowtail 18
- Bahamian Swallowtail 2
- Gulf Fritillary common
- Julia Heliconian common
- Zebra Heliconian common
Schaus' Swallowtail
Schaus' Swallowtail
Bahamian Swallowtail
Roy Cohutta
Albany Nursery WMA
Dougherty County, GA
Photos: Female Whirlabout Flower-hopping 3-shot Sequence (and a dorsal view).
Last time here (01 May: https://sightings.naba.org/sightings/19206) I found and photographed only one (1) very worn Eastern Tailed-Blue. Today there were at least 10 very fresh ones.
74-76F, NW 14-22MPH (Constantly quite windy), Clear, Cloud Cover 5>2%, Fields next to swamps, 2:00 - 4:30PM
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
- American Snout 1
- American Lady 8
- Common Buckeye 5
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Whirlabout 1
- Dun Skipper 1
Whirlabout
Whirlabout
Whirlabout
Whirlabout
Ronald Hedden
Tibbits State Forest
Rensselaer County, NY
Slow start to butterfly season here, with nothing besides Cabbage Whites seen until today.
- Cabbage White 1
- Spring Azure 1
Spring Azure
David H. Bartholomew
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
San Mateo County, CA
- Pale Swallowtail 1
- Mustard White 19
- Acmon Blue 7
- Mylitta Crescent 2
- Variable Checkerspot 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Lorquin's Admiral 2
- California Sister 3
- Common Ringlet 25
- Propertius Duskywing 5
- Mournful Duskywing 2
Common Ringlet
Propertius Duskywing
Mustard White
Mylitta Crescent
Pale Swallowtail
Andrew Block
Sandy Hook GRA, Middleton Twp.,
Monmouth County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- American Copper common
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 5
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 1
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA
Dougherty County, GA
74-80F, NW 7-14MPH, Mostly Sunny, Cloud Cover 11>1%, 12:00 noon-3:00PM, Fields and dirt roads near/next to swamps
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- American Snout 3
- American Lady 10
- Common Buckeye 11
- Monarch 3
- Queen 1
- Horace's Duskywing 9
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
Horace's Duskywing
Pipevine Swallowtail
American Lady
Cabbage White
Queen
Spicebush Swallowtail
Monarch
Common Buckeye
American Snout
Harry Zirlin
Jackson Township, Warren Grove, vicinity of Chatsworth
Ocean County, NJ
Still a very late or very poor year at locations I’ve been visiting for 30+ years. Only species seen in good numbers was the Azure species.
- Cabbage White 4
- Falcate Orangetip 3
- American Copper 1
- Brown Elfin 1
- Hoary Elfin 14
- Hessel's Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Spring Azure 40+
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 8
- Sleepy Duskywing 6
- Juvenal's Duskywing 9
Hessel's Hairstreak
Spring Azure
Jim Wilkinson
Western Regional Park
Howard County, MD
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Spicebush Swallowtail
Juvenal's Duskywing
Penelope Stritch
Edward Drive
Berkeley County, WV
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White common
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Meadow Fritillary 2
Pipevine Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Plenty of flowers to look through for small butterflies, but few found.
73-83F, SE-SW 10-23MPH, Mostly Sunny, Cloud Cover 8>25%, 11:00-1300.