Sighting for October 10, 2019
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 7
- Painted Lady 11
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 6
- Monarch 7
- Fiery Skipper 13
- Sachem 40
- Ocola Skipper 2
Monarch
Painted Lady
Eastern Comma
Ocola Skipper
I was delighted to see sun, temp’s to the low 70’s and winds decreased to about 10 MPH today after 2 days of cold, gray windy weather. I thought there would be no butterflies at all. Observations were done throughout the afternoon as I worked in the gardens. There were clouds of mixed skippers in front and back gardens >50 in all. I was also happy to have 15 flying species, with Monarch, Black Swallowtail and Common Buckeye caterpillars. In addition, there are BS, CB, Red-spotted Purple and Spicebush Swallowtail pupa in the yard. I did get photo documentation of all species.