Sighting for June 18, 2021
David L. Amadio
Eastern Neck NWR, Rock Hall ,MD
Kent County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 150
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 28
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 13
- Coral Hairstreak 19
- Gray Hairstreak 7
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 32
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 5
- American Snout 3
- Variegated Fritillary 6
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 11
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 3
- Appalachian Brown 2
- Little Wood-Satyr 3
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 48
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 11
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Little Glassywing 2
- Delaware Skipper 9
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Aaron's Skipper 15
- Broad-winged Skipper 206
- Dun Skipper 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 4
Fiery Skipper
Variegated Fritillary
Gray Hairstreak
Zebra Swallowtail
Little Wood-Satyr
Zebra Swallowtail
Coral Hairstreak
Silvery Checkerspot, Coral Hairstreak
Common Checkered-Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Obs. made from 9:10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mostly sunny, breezy & 72-82. Covered most all of the areas of the refuge open to the public today. Primary nectar sources were Common milkweed & Button bush. The day started off with a surprisingly early male Fiery Skipper on a patch of dogbane. Noticed an increasing number of Coral Hairstreaks as the day progressed, so between 4:30 & 5 p.m. I conducted a careful count in the butterfly garden & surrounding fields. 9 individuals found on Asclepias tuberosa, 6 on Asclepias syriaca, & 4 resting. Enjoyed my first ever observation of a mated pair of Zebra Swallowtails. A truly beautiful sight.