Sighting for July 22, 2017
Chris Allgyer
Pine Mountain Trail, Pound Gap
Wise County, VA
- Pipevine Swallowtail 3
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail +a
- Spicebush Swallowtail +c
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Diana Fritillary 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 6
- Pearl Crescent +c
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper +c
I led a butterfly identification workshop. Highlights included finding a newly emerged Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (spotted by one of the children in our group), watching a female Monarch laying eggs and finding a male Diana Fritillary.