Sighting for June 21, 2019
Allen Belden
James River Park
Richmond city, VA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Harvester 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 3
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Tawny Emperor 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Horace's Duskywing 1
Common Buckeye
Viceroy
Question Mark
Hackberry Emperor
Harvester
Partly sunny, high around 80, windy. Nature Center area downriver to the rocky riverside habitat south of Belle Isle. First Harvester seen in the park — or anywhere else in Richmond — since 2013 and the only time two seen on the same day in the city. Both apparently males, skirmishing intently at altitudes up to about 20 feet. Harvesters found in floodplain forest habitat.