Sighting for July 18, 2020
Jonathan DeBalko
Ricketts Glen State Park, Hayfields area
Sullivan County, PA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 8
- Atlantis Fritillary abundant
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Baltimore Checkerspot 12
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- European Skipper 4
- Peck's Skipper 5
- Tawny-edged Skipper 2
- Long Dash 10
- Northern Broken-Dash 2
- Little Glassywing 3
- Delaware Skipper 6
- Dion Skipper 3
- Two-spotted Skipper 2
- Dun Skipper 20
There were perhaps a few butterflies in Luzerne County as well but the vast majority were in Sullivan County. We spent about 3 hours, from 1:30PM-4:30PM butterflying and blueberry picking. Temperature was around 82 degrees Fahrenheit and skies were mostly sunny.