Sighting for June 12, 2021

Linda Cooper

Lake Louisa State Park
Lake County, FL

17th Annual NABA BUTTERFLY COUNT. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; 80°-92°, sun all day, breezy. Two teams. Few nectar sources due to drought. Second lowest species count in 17 years. LBork, CConk, LCooper, DFraser, NPrine.

  • Zebra Swallowtail 22
  • Black Swallowtail 8
  • Giant Swallowtail 6
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 27
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 3
  • Palamedes Swallowtail 23
  • Great Southern White 8
  • Cloudless Sulphur 2
  • Dainty Sulphur 6
  • Gray Hairstreak 16
  • Ceraunus Blue 14
  • Gulf Fritillary 793
  • Zebra Heliconian 28
  • Variegated Fritillary 55
  • White Peacock 1
  • Viceroy 5
  • Queen 2
  • Dorantes Longtail 1
  • Northern Cloudywing 1
  • Confused Cloudywing 1
  • Zarucco Duskywing 8
  • Southern Skipperling 3
  • Fiery Skipper 1

Dainty Sulphur

Viceroy

Gray Hairstreak

Dorantes Longtail

Confused Cloudywing

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Ceraunus Blue

Gulf Fritillary

Giant Swallowtail

Northern Cloudywing

Variegated Fritillary

Southern Skipperling

Zarucco Duskywing

Zebra Heliconian