Sighting for May 26, 2013
Allan R. Loudell
Along Dutch Neck Road south of the C & D Canal, and south of Delaware City
New Castle County, DE
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 1
- Bronze Copper 4 - All males
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 5
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Least Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 4
New Sighting
69–70 degrees, but gusty winds; 3:30–5 p.m. Saw virtually no butterflies over the first half hour. Many butterflies stayed low in the grasses. Zabulon Skipper flew after Spring Azures a few times, which, in turn, prompted an Eight-spotted Forester moth to start flying. Pleased to see Bronze Coppers - all males - on this first visit to this location this year.