Sighting for July 29, 2021
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA, East Side
Dougherty County, GA
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 3
- Sleepy Orange 10
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 15
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye common
- Viceroy 6
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Queen 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Zarucco Duskywing 11
- White Checkered-Skipper 4
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 11
- Fiery Skipper 2
Viceroy
Zarucco Duskywing
Sleepy Orange
Zarucco Duskywing
Gulf Fritillary
Horace's Duskywing
Viceroy
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Male Tropical Checkered-Skippers were patrolling a small area and occasionally perching on grass. Flight for both males and females were within two feet of the ground. The females were more sedentary. The males were occasionally observed next to females, but no mating observed. Observation time was 1330 - 1345 for this species. Photo of female posted here.
I could not get my camera on the White/Common CS, but was able to see them well with my butterfly binoculars. They were about 100 meters down the road from the TCS.
1115-1430, 89-94F, Heat Advisory Heat Index 108-112, NE 3-4 MPH, Cloud Cover 15-25%, Georgia Coastal Plain, 3-4 miles of gravel road-sides through swamps and pines. 31.468777946701994, -84.37276699380688