Sighting for October 19, 2019
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.
Chester County, PA
- Cabbage White 12
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 3
- Fiery Skipper 9
- Sachem 3
31° to 62° changeable skies light breeze. Our first light frost did not kill everything but it is hurting. Today’s sighting of the Red-banded Hairstreak is the first for this year! Extremely slow for any hirstreaks nearby in 2019.