Sighting for October 1, 2017
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1, on Mason/Dixon--MD/PA-19362
Chester County, PA
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 33
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Orange Sulphur 8
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Meadow Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Painted Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Common Checkered-Skipper 5
- Least Skipper 5
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 21
- Sachem 26
- Ocola Skipper 1
Sachem
Fiery Skipper
Clouded Sulphur
Ocola Skipper
Changing temperatures downward now, along with changes in nectar sources to Asters, Fleabane (Erigeron) family and Marigolds for most of the Sachems today. Checkered Skippers were all seen on Ground-ivy/Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea).