Recent sightings
Ron Smith
Sawgrass Lake Park
Pinellas County, FL
The most reliable site that I know of for Silver-spotted Skipper in Pinellas.
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 2
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
Horace's Duskywing
Silver-spotted Skipper
Amelia Grimm
Long Key Natural Area and Natura Center
Broward County, FL
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Barred Yellow 3
- Dainty Sulphur 2
- Atala 7
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 12
- Painted Lady 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
Ron Smith
Boulware Springs Park
Alachua County, FL
w/ Lori. Terrible pix, but a Great Purple nevertheless.
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Common Buckeye 6
- Monarch 1
Mark and Holly Salvato
Turkey Creek Sanctuary, Palm Bay
Brevard County, FL
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Cassius Blue 2
- Zebra Heliconian 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 10
Three-spotted Skipper
Tom Palmer
Crooked Lake WEA
Polk County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 5
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Carolina Satyr 18
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
Jim Hengeveld
Crandon Park
Miami-Dade County, FL
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- White Peacock 2
- Mangrove Skipper 2
- Monk Skipper 1
Mangrove Skipper
Monk Skipper
Tom Palmer
Ocala National Forest
Marion County, FL
Very little blooming except plum trees; Very little activity around trees.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Southern Dogface 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 7
- Barred Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Dainty Sulphur 16
- Red-banded Hairstreak 5
- Ceraunus Blue 8
- Phaon Crescent 22
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Zarucco Duskywing 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
William D. Beck
Huachuca Mtns, Carr Canyon nr Sierra Vista
Cochise County, AZ
- Brown Elfin
- Spring Azure
- Mourning Cloak
- Painted Lady
Brown Elfin
- Checkered White
- Cabbage White
- Sara Orangetip
- Gray Hairstreak
- Marine Blue
- Silvery Blue
- Mourning Cloak
- American Lady
- Painted Lady
- West Coast Lady
- Red Admiral
- Monarch
Silvery Blue
Ron Smith
Fort De Soto Park
Pinellas County, FL
(10-83) Upper 70s, full sun. Saw the first metalmarks I’ve seen at the park since early August.
- Barred Yellow 40
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 2
- Little Metalmark 3
- Gulf Fritillary 6
- Phaon Crescent 21
- Mangrove Skipper 4
- Long-tailed Skipper 3
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 5
Phaon Crescent
Mangrove Skipper
Little Metalmark
Brett Badeaux
Fallbrook
San Diego County, CA
- Checkered White 1
- Desert Orangetip 6
- Sara Orangetip 15
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Brown Elfin 2
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Acmon Blue 1
- Mormon Metalmark 8
- Painted Lady 20+
- West Coast Lady 1
- Mournful Duskywing 3
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
Dainty Sulphur
Sara Orangetip
Allen Belden
Forest Hill Neighborhood
Richmond city, VA
High in the mid 60s and the high for the previous four days in the 60s or 70s.
- Cabbage White 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Desert Orangetip 1
- Sara Orangetip 15
- Brown Elfin 2
- Wright's Metalmark 1
- Mormon Metalmark 6
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 15
- West Coast Lady 1
Sara Orangetip
Desert Orangetip
Linda Romine
Shawnee State Forest, FR#7 near FR#2
Scioto County, OH
Mostly sunny with thin patches of cirrus, 60 degrees. My earliest FOS butterfly sighting yet! Four days prior temps were in negative territory due to “Polar Vortex”.
- Eastern Comma 1
Allen Belden
Rockwood Park
Chesterfield County, VA
Sunny, high in the mid 60s. In addition, either an Eastern Comma or Question Mark was seen.
- American Snout 1
American Snout
Amelia Grimm
Ft. Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Key West
Monroe County, FL
Sunny, 79 degrees. 11;40am - 3:30pm. With Leigh Williams.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 9
- Lyside Sulphur 3
- Barred Yellow 12
- Gray Hairstreak 6
- Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 5
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 10
- Gray Ministreak 4
- Cassius Blue 12
- Ceraunus Blue 8
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Julia Heliconian 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 5
- Sachem 1
Julia Heliconian
Gray Ministreak
Barred Yellow
Sachem
Ceraunus Blue
John Heyse
Crockett Hills Park
Contra Costa County, CA
61F very fresh Mourning Cloak
mostly cloudy, weak sun
- Mourning Cloak 1
Mourning Cloak
- California Tortoiseshell 1
California Tortoiseshell
Brett Badeaux
James Dilley Preserve
Orange County, CA
- Sara Orangetip 12
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Bramble Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 12
- Western Pygmy-Blue 1
- Marine Blue 1
- Mormon Metalmark 10
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Painted Lady 10
- West Coast Lady 2
- Red Admiral 3
- Mournful Duskywing 5
Gray Hairstreak
56F