Sighting for July 23, 2013
Linda Cooper
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Collier County, FL
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 20
- Cloudless Sulphur 12
- Orange-barred Sulphur 8
- Gulf Fritillary 8
- Zebra Heliconian 52
- Phaon Crescent 3
- Pearl Crescent 20
- Mangrove Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 11
- Viceroy 21
- Ruddy Daggerwing 104
- Monarch 1
- Queen 100
- Soldier 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 15
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 3
- Whirlabout 1
- Brazilian Skipper 2
Ruddy Daggerwing
Ruddy Daggerwing
Our team of 4 as part of the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary NABA count. Linda Beaudine, Buck Cooper, Linda Cooper, Jean McCollom. It seemed every Cabbage Palm blossom (Sabal palmetto) had Ruddy Daggerwings nectaring or hiding under their host plant leaves - Ficus.