Sighting for July 15, 2017
Ronald Hedden
White River Lake
Crosby County, TX
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Marine Blue 1
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- Hackberry Emperor 2
- Queen 4
- Outis Skipper 14
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Simius Roadside-Skipper 1
- Nysa Roadside-Skipper 1
Outis Skipper
Simius Roadside-Skipper
New Sighting
Simius roadside-skipper is east of its typical range, and it was a surprise. Very low butterfly count today could be due to an unusual abundance of large dragonflies. My last five counts here produced at least 28 species of butterflies, but not today.