Sighting for October 15, 2020
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Sleepy Orange 1
- American Lady 8
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 13
- Monarch 27
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Sachem 13
- Brazilian Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 5
Long-tailed Skipper
Cloudless Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Surprised to see the Long-tailed Skipper nectaring on old or dead looking blossoms instead of any of the other nectar in the gardens. 4 Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalises in the yard. Monarch Chrysalises also here.
Eggs laid on cassia by Cloudless Sulphur. Black Swallowtail, caterpillars on host plant. <onarchs continue to migrate through Cape May County and my yard. Monarchs tagged in the yard today by CMBO naturalists.