Sighting for September 27, 2017
Linda Cooper
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Okeechobee County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 8
- Cloudless Sulphur 27
- Barred Yellow 2
- Little Yellow 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 6
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 3
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Common Buckeye 8
- White Peacock 10
- Viceroy 1
- Georgia Satyr 2
- Monarch 1
- Queen 6
- Long-tailed Skipper 6
- Dorantes Longtail 6
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 3
- Swarthy Skipper 3
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Whirlabout 5
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 4
- Delaware Skipper 7
- Palmetto Skipper 4
- Dusted Skipper 4
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Brazilian Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 10
Dusted Skipper
Long-tailed Skipper
Sachem
Dusted Skipper
Dusted Skipper
Ocola Skipper
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 81-90 degrees, sunny to partly cloudy, light winds. Scouting for upcoming field trip Oct 7. Not many wildflowers in bloom yet. Nectar sources: Pickerelweed, Bidens alba, Spermacoce, Thalia, Liatris, Mistflower. More damage in Kilpatrick Hammock from Hurricane Irma on top of tornado damage in April is sad to see. Laurel Rhodes, Linda Cooper.