Sighting for June 28, 2020
Linda Cooper
Colt Creek State Park
Polk County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 9
- Black Swallowtail 24
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 20
- Spicebush Swallowtail 8
- Palamedes Swallowtail 12
- Checkered White 1
- Great Southern White 7
- Cloudless Sulphur 16
- Barred Yellow 9
- Little Yellow 42
- Sleepy Orange 71
- Dainty Sulphur 14
- Gray Hairstreak 16
- Red-banded Hairstreak 6
- Ceraunus Blue 10
- Little Metalmark 4
- Gulf Fritillary 254
- Zebra Heliconian 10
- Variegated Fritillary 36
- Phaon Crescent 23
- Pearl Crescent 37
- Common Buckeye 13
- White Peacock 23
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Viceroy 19
- Appalachian Brown 3
- Carolina Satyr 39
- Georgia Satyr 1
- Monarch 1
- Queen 5
- Long-tailed Skipper 3
- Dorantes Longtail 14
- Northern Cloudywing 3
- Horace's Duskywing 11
- Zarucco Duskywing 30
- White Checkered-Skipper 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 4
- Southern Skipperling 8
- Fiery Skipper 34
- Tawny-edged Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 42
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 2
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Monk Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 1
- Brazilian Skipper 10
- Ocola Skipper 6
Brazilian Skipper
Red-banded Hairstreak
Carolina Satyr
Little Yellow
Swarthy Skipper
Variegated Fritillary
Phaon Crescent
Least Skipper
Common Buckeye
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Monk Skipper
Tawny-edged Skipper
Little Metalmark
Whirlabout
White Checkered-Skipper
Gulf Fritillary
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
14th annual NABA butterfly count. Three weeks late due to TS Cristobal on count day. Lots of nectar in most locations but area is very dry. Count circle includes some nearby WMAs. Three teams inside, one outside. 82°-96°; hazy in a.m., sun in p.m., light winds. DCutler, MCutler, LCooper, JoLampkin, JaLampkin, TPalmer, EPerry, NPrine, KRivera, RWarner. Inside park totals 48; outside added 3 for 51 species for the count.