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
Great Spangled Fritillary
American Lady
Appalachian Azure
Spicebush Swallowtail
Tawny Emperor
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.