Sighting for June 28, 2017
Allen Belden
Shenandoah National Park: South District
Rockingham County, VA
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 30
- Cabbage White 47
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 14
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 17
- Appalachian Azure 11
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 59
- Pearl Crescent 3
- American Lady 3
- Red Admiral 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Tawny Emperor 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 152
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
Numerous stops along Skyline Drive. Parts of the area also in Greene, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. Two Appalachian Azures seen egg laying on Black Cohosh. Open-wing basking also observed — a fairly common behavior for this species. Eight unidentified azures also seen.