Sighting for October 7, 2017

Edward Perry IV

Bull Creek WMA
Osceola County, FL

Major nectar sources: Bidens alba, Carphephorus spp., Liatris spp., Pine Lily, Tall Elephant’s Foot, Pickerel weed, Rayless Sunflower. Weather stayed clear, sunny and hot all of survey time, 9:30 a to 4:15 p. EPerry, RWarner, SWu (visiting from Taiwan).

  • Zebra Swallowtail 14
  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 2
  • Palamedes Swallowtail abundant
  • Cloudless Sulphur 5
  • Barred Yellow 2
  • Little Yellow 8
  • Sleepy Orange 1
  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • Ceraunus Blue 2
  • Little Metalmark 3
  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Phaon Crescent 7
  • Pearl Crescent 21
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 11
  • White Peacock abundant
  • Viceroy 3
  • Carolina Satyr 2
  • Monarch 3
  • Queen 1
  • Long-tailed Skipper 9
  • Horace's Duskywing 7
  • Zarucco Duskywing 4
  • Swarthy Skipper 1
  • Clouded Skipper 2
  • Least Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper abundant
  • Meske's Skipper 27
  • Tawny-edged Skipper abundant
  • Whirlabout 15
  • Southern Broken-Dash abundant
  • Sachem 1
  • Arogos Skipper 4
  • Delaware Skipper 2
  • Dusted Skipper 4
  • Eufala Skipper 2
  • Ocola Skipper 9

Horace's Duskywing

Meske's Skipper

Common Buckeye

Arogos Skipper

Zebra Swallowtail

Little Metalmark

Whirlabout

Meske's Skipper

Meske's Skipper

Dusted Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Dusted Skipper

Spicebush Swallowtail

Long-tailed Skipper

Little Yellow

Whirlabout

Fiery Skipper

Tawny-edged Skipper

Gray Hairstreak

Meske's Skipper

Southern Broken-Dash

Tawny-edged Skipper

Southern Broken-Dash

Fiery Skipper