Sighting for April 18, 2019
John and Nancy Crosby
Sea Way NE, Shellman Bluff, GA
McIntosh County, GA
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Metalmark 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Whirlabout 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
Palamedes Swallowtail
Cloudless Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Carolina Satyr
Little Metalmark
Whirlabout
Phaon Crescent
Whirlabout
84 degrees mostly sunny, 10 mph winds. All the butterflies esp the Swallowtails are loving the Old Fashioned Petunias as they are so fragrant! Firecracker plant (Cloudless sulphur) survives the winter and nourishes the sulphurs. Foxglove (CL Sulphur) is blooming a short time but also provides nectar. The most popular is the Passion Vine, host plant for our Gulf Fritillary (no photo) but gallarida (whirlabout) is also popular.