Sighting for June 6, 2013
Rick Borchelt
Northeast Branch Trail, College Park
Prince George's County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail common
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White common
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Banded Hairstreak 6
- Striped Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 6
- Little Wood-Satyr abundant
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Least Skipper common
- Crossline Skipper 4
- Little Glassywing 5
- Zabulon Skipper 3
In the morning before heavy rains set in, Tom Stock and I re-visited a patch of newly blooming dogbane to find good numbers of both Striped and Banded Hairstreaks under overcast skies and 73F. Photos by Tom Stock.