Sighting for July 20, 2013
Clifford Hence
Tinicum NWR Refuge (near Philly Airport)
Philadelphia County, PA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 75
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Orange Sulphur 7
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 22
- American Snout 1
- Pearl Crescent 9
- Eastern Comma 1
- Red Admiral 5
- Viceroy 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 6
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 3
- Least Skipper 22
- Peck's Skipper 8
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Broad-winged Skipper 12
This was the 2nd NABA Butterfly Count held at the refuge. There was a total of 19 species recorded, off 2 species from last year count. One new species was recorded the Cloudless Sulphur.
No Monarchs were observed flying but several eggs and cats were seen on the local milkweed.