Sighting for October 14, 2017
John Lampkin
Triple Creek Preserve
Hillsborough County, FL
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 11
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 3
- Carolina Satyr 10
- Queen 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 6
- Dorantes Longtail 7
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 3
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 5
- Fiery Skipper 14
- Whirlabout 15
- Ocola Skipper 2
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Giant Swallowtail caterpillar
Long-tailed Skipper laying eggs
With Marc Minno, Rob Epstein, and 3 participants in the Florida Birding and Nature Festival: S Kuroda, K Karoda and B Watson. 1:45-4:10; 90’s with clouds and light rain at times. Pics show a Long-tailed Skipper laying eggs, Giant Swallowtail caterpillar with exuvia and courting Tropical Checkered-Skippers.