Sighting for May 2, 2013
Rick Borchelt
Green Ridge State Forest
Allegany County, MD
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White abundant
- Olympia Marble 6
- Falcate Orangetip common
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur common
- Sleepy Orange 1
- American Copper 3
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue abundant
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Silvery Blue 7
- Meadow Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Question Mark 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- American Lady 2
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Dreamy Duskywing 4
- Sleepy Duskywing 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing abundant
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
- Common Roadside-Skipper 1
Falcate Orangetip
Sunny and cool, mid 60sF during the afternoon. Count includes a number of areas within the Forest boundary from a full day of exploration. Nectar sources included ragwort, phlox, violets, and dwarf cinquefoil.