Sighting for April 7, 2012
Bart Jones
Carroll Cabin Barrens State Natural Area
Decatur County, TN
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Zebra Swallowtail 12
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 53
- Spicebush Swallowtail 20
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Harvester 1
- Henry's Elfin 4
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 25
- Red-banded Hairstreak 65
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 105
- American Snout 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 119
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 3
- American Lady 8
- Red Admiral 11
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 6
- Goatweed Leafwing 3
- Gemmed Satyr 4
- Carolina Satyr 17
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 25
- Golden Banded-Skipper 1
- Hoary Edge 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 20
- Horace's Duskywing 37
- Sachem 4
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Dusted Skipper 7
- Pepper and Salt Skipper 3
Golden Banded-Skipper
All sightings occured during the Clifton Bend Spring Count. Golden Banded-Skipper was seen first and photographed by Mary Baker. This species is quite uncommon in Tennessee and this record is the most western report in the state.