Recent sightings

JoAnna N Clayton

Pinellas Trail at Keystone Road
Pinellas County, FL

Pinellas Trail at Keystone Road entrance to the Pasco county line

Zebra Swallowtail 3
Black Swallowtail 4
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Spicebush Swallowtail 1
Palamedes Swallowtail 2
Checkered White 1
Great Southern White 2
Cloudless Sulphur 2
Little Yellow 2
Sleepy Orange 5
Dainty Sulphur 6
Gulf Fritillary 25
Zebra Heliconian 10
Variegated Fritillary 8
Phaon Crescent 6
Common Buckeye 2
White Peacock 12
Viceroy 1
Monarch 1
Queen 2
Horace's Duskywing 6
Fiery Skipper 10
Whirlabout 3
Sachem 2
Ocola Skipper 4

Variegated Fritillary

Phaon Crescent

Whirlabout

Ocola Skipper

Sachem

White Peacock

Fiery Skipper

Horace's Duskywing

Sleepy Orange

Checkered White

Kelly Ducham

Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve
Lee County, FL

Went to both the East and West sections.

Zebra Swallowtail 1
Spicebush Swallowtail 2
Palamedes Swallowtail 2
Cloudless Sulphur 2
Orange-barred Sulphur 3
Barred Yellow 2
Little Yellow 3
Dainty Sulphur 6
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
Ceraunus Blue 1
Gulf Fritillary 5
Phaon Crescent 6
Common Buckeye 1
White Peacock common
Viceroy 4
Horace's Duskywing 5
Tropical Checkered-Skipper 6
Southern Skipperling 3
Fiery Skipper 2

Tropical Checkered-Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Gulf Fritillary

White Peacock

Dainty Sulphur

Spicebush Swallowtail

Phaon Crescent

Horace's Duskywing

Linda Cooper

Tosohatchee WMA
Orange County, FL

As part of the 28th annual NABA count. 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. when rain ended the count. 84 to 93 degrees. Many nectar plants. 7 Brazilian Skipper cats on Thalia geniculata. Area very wet. LCooper, TPalmer, EPerry, RWarner.

Zebra Swallowtail 3
Black Swallowtail 86
Giant Swallowtail 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 10
Spicebush Swallowtail 18
Palamedes Swallowtail 68
Checkered White 2
Great Southern White 1
Cloudless Sulphur 2
Barred Yellow 3
Little Yellow 26
Sleepy Orange 22
Dainty Sulphur 6
White M Hairstreak 1
Gray Hairstreak 49
Ceraunus Blue 26
Little Metalmark 1
Gulf Fritillary 5
Zebra Heliconian 1
Phaon Crescent 11
Pearl Crescent 31
Red Admiral 1
Common Buckeye 8
White Peacock 71
Viceroy 35
Carolina Satyr 8
Common Wood-Nymph 1
Queen 10
Silver-spotted Skipper 7
Northern Cloudywing 3
Horace's Duskywing 38
Zarucco Duskywing 14
White Checkered-Skipper 2
Swarthy Skipper 4
Clouded Skipper 1
Least Skipper 4
Southern Skipperling 1
Fiery Skipper 60
Whirlabout 45
Southern Broken-Dash 8
Northern Broken-Dash 5
Delaware Skipper 7
Palmetto Skipper 3
Dun Skipper 1
Monk Skipper 2
Brazilian Skipper 3
Ocola Skipper 2

Gray Hairstreak

Southern Broken-Dash

Gray Hairstreak

White Peacock

23 Jun

Venice Kelly

farrell dr. 2 miles west of pinecliffe 8,200' elevation
Gilpin County, CO

sunny and 74F. out from 1:30 to 4:00 pm. so many wild flowers blooming. many butterflies enjoying them. there were many more blues flying but not landing so i didn’t get them identified.

Anise Swallowtail 1
Western Tiger Swallowtail 3
Pale Swallowtail 2
Large Marble 7
Orange Sulphur 1
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 6
Western Pine Elfin 5
Thicket Hairstreak 1
Western Tailed-Blue 1
Silvery Blue 1
Greenish Blue 1
Boisduval's Blue 1
Variegated Fritillary 1
Northern Checkerspot 8
Northern Crescent 8
Green Comma 1
Mourning Cloak 1
Weidemeyer's Admiral 1
Common Ringlet 4
Common Alpine 5
Chryxus Arctic 5
Persius Duskywing 7

23 Jun

Ken Wilson

Palomar Mountain
San Diego County, CA

Sunny, low 80s, breezy.

Pale Swallowtail
Orange Sulphur
Great Copper
California Hairstreak
Sylvan Hairstreak
Juniper Hairstreak
Square-spotted Blue
Acmon Blue
Painted Lady
Common Buckeye
California Sister

Great Copper

Juniper Hairstreak

Sylvan Hairstreak

California Hairstreak

23 Jun

Edward Perry IV

Tosohatchee WMA
Orange County, FL

This survey is a portion of the annual NABA Count done at Tosohatchee WMA, today. EPerry & RWarner surveyed entrance road and Powerline Road down to bridge area. From 9 am to 3:40 pm. Also participating was LCooper and TPalmer. A good time was had by all.

Zebra Swallowtail 1
Black Swallowtail 56
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
Spicebush Swallowtail 15
Palamedes Swallowtail 59
Checkered White 2
Great Southern White 1
Barred Yellow 2
Sleepy Orange 14
Dainty Sulphur 6
White M Hairstreak 1
Gray Hairstreak 26
Ceraunus Blue 9
Little Metalmark 1
Gulf Fritillary 3
Zebra Heliconian 1
Phaon Crescent 1
Pearl Crescent 3
Red Admiral 1
Common Buckeye 4
White Peacock 6
Viceroy 14
Carolina Satyr 1
Common Wood-Nymph 1
Queen 8
Silver-spotted Skipper 7
Northern Cloudywing 2
Confused Cloudywing 1
Horace's Duskywing 36
Zarucco Duskywing 4
White Checkered-Skipper 2
Swarthy Skipper 4
Clouded Skipper 1
Least Skipper 4
Southern Skipperling 1
Fiery Skipper 54
Whirlabout 36
Southern Broken-Dash 4
Delaware Skipper 4
Byssus Skipper 1
Palmetto Skipper 2
Dun Skipper 1
Monk Skipper 1
Brazilian Skipper 1
Ocola Skipper 1

Swarthy Skipper

Southern Broken-Dash

Palmetto Skipper

Gray Hairstreak

White Checkered-Skipper

Brazilian Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Queen

Zebra Heliconian

Red Admiral

Silver-spotted Skipper

Dainty Sulphur

Checkered White

Confused Cloudywing

Byssus Skipper

Little Metalmark

Whirlabout

Delaware Skipper

Barred Yellow

White M Hairstreak

Horace's Duskywing

23 Jun

NABA-Richmond VA Chapter

Louis Ginter Botanical Garden
Henrico County, VA

A trial run for the July 4 count.

Black Swallowtail 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Cabbage White 8
Orange Sulphur 2
Gray Hairstreak 1
Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
American Snout 1
Variegated Fritillary 1
Pearl Crescent 14
American Lady 1
Silver-spotted Skipper 3
Horace's Duskywing 1
Fiery Skipper 2
Sachem 3

22 Jun

Ron Smith

Pinellas County
Pinellas County, FL

(41-370) Visited various locations within Pinellas County including North Anclote River NP, Brooker Creek Preserve, Fort De Soto Park and Boyd Hill NP. No hairstreaks seen.

Pipevine Swallowtail 3
Polydamas Swallowtail 2
Black Swallowtail 2
Giant Swallowtail 3
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
Spicebush Swallowtail 6
Palamedes Swallowtail 1
Checkered White 12
Great Southern White 2
Cloudless Sulphur 15
Orange-barred Sulphur 2
Statira Sulphur 1
Barred Yellow 3
Little Yellow 7
Sleepy Orange 3
Dainty Sulphur 29
Eastern Pygmy-Blue 8
Cassius Blue 15
Ceraunus Blue 9
Little Metalmark 2
Gulf Fritillary 29
Zebra Heliconian 4
Phaon Crescent 12
Common Buckeye 11
Mangrove Buckeye 1
White Peacock 60
Viceroy 2
Monarch 4
Queen 3
Dorantes Longtail 1
Horace's Duskywing 9
White Checkered-Skipper 24
Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
Three-spotted Skipper 1
Southern Skipperling 3
Fiery Skipper 50
Whirlabout 3
Monk Skipper 2
Brazilian Skipper 2
Salt Marsh Skipper 16
Obscure Skipper 1

Pipevine Swallowtail

Barred Yellow

Eastern Pygmy-Blue

Little Metalmark

White Checkered-Skipper

Tropical Checkered-Skipper

Obscure Skipper

Salt Marsh Skipper

Brazilian Skipper

Whirlabout

22 Jun

JoAnna N Clayton

personal residence
Pinellas County, FL

Polydamas Swallowtail 2
Giant Swallowtail 2
Checkered White 1
Great Southern White 1
Orange-barred Sulphur 4
Barred Yellow 1
Dainty Sulphur 8
Gray Hairstreak 1
Cassius Blue 2
Gulf Fritillary 4
Zebra Heliconian 2
Monarch 2
Horace's Duskywing 1
White Checkered-Skipper 3
Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
Fiery Skipper 3

Barred Yellow

Orange-barred Sulphur

Fiery Skipper

Gray Hairstreak

22 Jun

Sue Bodenner

The Villages north of 466
Sumter County, FL

Our backyard is developing as a butterfly garden and we are enjoying their presence. You can see the Great So White in the photo and right corner is Gulf Fritillary. Our passion vine is generating many Gulf Fritillary.

Great Southern White 1
Gulf Fritillary 8

Great Southern White

22 Jun

Joanne Langabee

Fontenelle Forest
Sarpy County, NE

Finally had a chance to do my weekly count. It was 100% cloud covered but at least not raining. Around 68 degrees. I was surprised to see as many butterflies as I did because of the cloud cover.