Recent sightings
Edward Perry IV
Mason Terrace, Melbourne
Brevard County, FL
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Cassius Blue 3
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Monarch 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 1
Long-tailed Skipper
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
California Sisters, few and faded, but still persisting. Red Admirals were at their usual hill-topping spot.
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- California Sister 2
Common Buckeye
Red Admiral
California Sister
Ryan Johnson
Varden Conservation Area
Wayne County, PA
Unseasonably warm temperatures today throughout the region made butterfly viewing possible. I always have decent butterfly viewing here at Varden; today I encountered my very first Comma!
- Cabbage White 3
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Eastern Comma
Andrew Block
Pine Creek Park, Fairfield,
Fairfield County, CT
- Clouded Sulphur 1
John Lampkin
Lake Dan Preserve
Hillsborough County, FL
With the Suncoast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
9-1; 70-81 cloudy
- Zebra Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 9
- Little Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Fulvous Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 2
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Common Buckeye 12
- White Peacock 5
- Monarch 1
- Queen 7
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Eufala Skipper 1
Fulvous Hairstreak
Craig Marks
Peveto Wood
Cameron Parish, LA
Located on the Gulf Coast in Johnson Bayou. Lots of lantana and other nectar sources still in bloom
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 14
- Little Yellow 8
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Gulf Fritillary 43
- Phaon Crescent 7
- Common Buckeye 5
- Monarch 53
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Eufala Skipper 6
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Monarch 9
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
Steven Rosenthal
Jones Beach State Park, Central Mall and Wild Play Area
Nassau County, NY
sunny 58 degrees
lots of Goldenrod still in bloom
- Monarch 1
Jim Wilkinson
Masonville Cove
Baltimore city, MD
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Common Buckeye 10
- Sachem 1
Common Buckeye
Sachem
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots, Columbia
Howard County, MD
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
Variegated Fritillary
Orange Sulphur
Amelia Grimm
Fort Zachary Taylor State Park
Monroe County, FL
10:00am - 12:45pm. We walked in the field area and the north hammock, plus some around the fort restroom grounds and blacksmith shop area. Nectar plants blooming include: Snow Squarestem, Buttonweed, Pencil flower, Fog fruit, Blanket Flower, Fanpetals, Blue Porterweed, Bay Cedar, Spanish needles (Bidens alba), Indigo, Railroad vine and Sleepy morning. LWilliams and AGrimm.
- Great Southern White 10
- Large Orange Sulphur 3
- Lyside Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow common
- Little Yellow 3
- Dainty Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Cassius Blue common
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- Monarch 2
- Queen 3
- Hammock Skipper 2
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
Monarch
Phaon Crescent
Queen
Barred Yellow
Dorantes Longtail
Bo Zaremba
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Yellow Angled-Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur x
- Lyside Sulphur x
- Barred Yellow x
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak x
- Western Pygmy-Blue x
- Ceraunus Blue x
- Fatal Metalmark x
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent x
- Mexican Bluewing x
- Queen X
- Texas Powdered-Skipper 1
- White Checkered-Skipper x
- Laviana White-Skipper x
- Southern Skipperling x
- Fiery Skipper x
- Sachem x
Texas Powdered-Skipper
Gray Hairstreak
Gulf Fritillary
Fiery Skipper
Sachem
White Checkered-Skipper
Southern Skipperling
Queen
Phaon Crescent
Mexican Bluewing
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Laviana White-Skipper
Yellow Angled-Sulphur
Jeanette Klodzen
South end of Sugarhouse Park (Salt Lake City)
Salt Lake County, UT
Sunny, mid-40s, after 3pm
- Checkered White 1
Jim Wilkinson
West Friendship Park
Howard County, MD
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Common Buckeye 1
Variegated Fritillary
Common Buckeye
Linda Romine
East Fork State Wildlife Area, Williamsburg Wetlands
Clermont County, OH
Sun with cirrus, upper 60’s to low 70’s, 10 am to 1 pm. Walked around fallow fields and the bike trail to the lake overlook. First Little Yellow of season. Female sulphurs ovipositing on clover, includes a white female. Buckeyes a mated pair, one form “rosa”. Butterfly season limping to an end.
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 5+
- Little Yellow 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Eastern Comma 2
- Common Buckeye 2
Mike Reese
Spring Green Preserve State Natural Area
Sauk County, WI
Sunny, 67 degrees, but 15-25 mph winds.
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Denis C. Quinn
One mile West of US1 on Mason/Dixon MD/PA line, Nottingham, PA
Chester County, PA
The vast majority of nectar sources are now gone, due to two heavy frosts.
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Renee Davis
Youngsville
Sullivan County, NY
Season is winding down. I’m grateful for any sighting this month!
- Clouded Sulphur 2
Steven Rosenthal
suburban yard next to Mill Pond, Bellmore
Nassau County, NY
58 degrees mostly cloudy
incidental finding during a walk around Mill Pond, also a few dragonflies on patrol
- Cabbage White 1
Lucy Merrill-Hills
New Castle
Garfield County, CO
I was on my way home from a nice walk when a butterfly flew in front of me. We’ve already had a couple of inches of snow, and an overnight freeze.
Sunny, 1PM, low 40’s.
- Painted Lady 1
Painted Lady
My yard, through the morning, 9 am-11am. Intermittent checks. Partly sunny, warm, humid. EPerry.