Sighting for July 27, 2013
Rick Borchelt
Hickory Point Cypress Swamp
Worcester County, MD
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail common
- Spicebush Swallowtail common
- Palamedes Swallowtail 7
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Great Purple Hairstreak 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- American Snout 1
- Variegated Fritillary common
- Pearl Crescent common
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye common
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper common
- Common Sootywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Palamedes Swallowtail
Palamedes Swallowtail
Great Purple Hairstreak
About three hours at midday exploring Hickory Point Road near Pocomoke City, MD. Warm (about 80F), mostly sunny, light breeze, dry. Abundant Clethra, hibiscus, dogbane and a few swamp milkweeds. The swamp locally supports redbay, the Palamedes larval host.