Sighting for April 22, 2019

Laurel Rhodes

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Okeechobee County, FL

With Jane Wallace and Jean Evoy (photo). Low 80s, full sun. Wind minimal. Observed roadside for about 1 hour. The plentiful Dusted Skippers were attracted to thistles only for nectar rather than other alternative nectar sources.

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Great Southern White 2
  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Little Metalmark 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Phaon Crescent 2
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Monarch 1
  • Queen 2
  • Dusted Skipper abundant

Dusted Skipper