Sighting for October 6, 2017
Bill Berthet
Julington-Durbin-Preserve
Duval County, FL
- Black Swallowtail `1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 12
- Southern Dogface 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 20
- Barred Yellow 2
- Little Yellow 25
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Great Purple Hairstreak 3
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Gulf Fritillary 15
- Painted Lady 152
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 97
- Monarch 19
- Long-tailed Skipper 120
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Zarucco Duskywing 4
- Swarthy Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Meske's Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 2
- Southern Broken-Dash 3
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Monk Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 3
Monarch
Monk Skipper
Monk Skipper
Great Purple Hairstreak
Great Purple Hairstreak
Partly cloudy to sunny Winds 5-10 mid 80’s. Nor Eastern passed through yesterday rain with winds up to 40 mph.
Discovered Monk Skipper, checked BAMONA, new record for Duval Co.Fl. 80% nectaring on Summer Farewell (Dalia pinnata) 20% nectaring on Florida Paintbrush (Carphephorus corymbosus) Numerous Common Buckeye caterpillars feeding on Agalinis fasciculata
Trail going to Durbin Creek is flooded.