Sighting for February 14, 2021
Amelia Grimm& Leigh Williams
Roadsides through Middle Torch & Big Torch Keys
Monroe County, FL
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Mangrove Buckeye 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Southern Broken-Dash 5
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Obscure Skipper 50+
Salt Marsh Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Mangrove Buckeye
2:30-4:30 p.m. Our objective was to survey butterflies utilizing the profusion of Coastal Plain Yellowtops and Bay Cedar blooming this week along Lower Keys little-traveled roadsides through transitional wetlands. The two sulphurs were spotted flying along tropical hammock margins. The Hairstreak was near Bay Cedar.