Sighting for July 20, 2013
Rick Borchelt, Steven Rosenthal
National Arboretum, District of Columbia
District of Columbia, DC
- Pipevine Swallowtail 7
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail common
- Spicebush Swallowtail 7
- Cabbage White common
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue common
- 'Summer' Spring Azure common
- Silvery Checkerspot 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper common
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 4
- Common Sootywing 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Sachem common
sunny and warm mid to upper 80s, most species were seen at the butterfly and youth gardens.tail-less female zebra swallowtail was laying eggs on the upper surface of Paw Paw leaves. Pipevine swallowtails were by the trellised pipevine.