Sighting for December 14, 2021
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA
Dougherty County, GA
- Cabbage White 10
- Southern Dogface 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 8
- Little Yellow 10
- Sleepy Orange 5
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Zebra Heliconian 5
- American Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 10
- Monarch 30
- Queen 100
- Long-tailed Skipper 20
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 3
Cabbage White
Monarch
Gulf Fritillary
Little Yellow
Cloudless Sulphur
Southern Dogface
Queen
Sleepy Orange
Zebra Heliconian
Best butterfly was the Southern Dogface (uncommon here), but only got a distant shot before it flew off into the swamp.
Observed at least 3 Queen mated pairs.
The other Gulf Fritillary (that I could not photograph) looked very fresh, unlike the the one I photographed.
Queen and Monarch counts are conservative estimates.
1330-1530, 63-68F, Wind NE 6-8MPH, Cloud Cover 2%, Mustard field next to swamp.