Sighting for June 15, 2013
David L. Amadio
Mountainside Park
Morris County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 25
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Banded Hairstreak 6
- Oak Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 2
- American Lady 6
- Viceroy 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 10
- Silver-spotted Skipper 38
- Hoary Edge 13
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Northern Cloudywing 12
- Dreamy Duskywing 1
- Swarthy Skipper 2
- Indian Skipper 5
- Tawny-edged Skipper 2
- Little Glassywing 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 3
The main nectar source was dogbane, but did find a small but very productive stand of Common Milkweed. On the 12 or so Milkweed plants there were 3 Hoaries, 3 N.Cloudywings, 3 Indian, 2 Silver-spotted, & 2 Banded Hairstreaks