Sighting for October 4, 2018
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 35
- Monarch 80+
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 9
- Sachem 19
- Brazilian Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 11
Painted Lady
Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar
Brazilian Skipper
Monarch
Warm, sunny with light breezes. Great day for Monarchs in the yard as by mid afternoon there were 80+ on the asters and the lantana. Most roosting tonight in the cherry tree. 5 species of cats and chrysalis continue in yard (BS, Spicebush Swallowtail, Monarch, Brazilian Skipper) Long-tail Skippers of past 4 days not seen.