Sighting for December 28, 2021
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA
Dougherty County, GA
- Cabbage White 2
- Southern Dogface 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 13
- Sleepy Orange 7
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 10
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 20
- Monarch 40
- Queen 150
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
Zebra Heliconian
Queen
Gulf Fritillary
Common Buckeye
Southern Dogface
Common Buckeye
Monarch
Long-tailed Skipper
Cloudless Sulphur
Best butterfly was a Southern Dogface (new late date for Georgia?) which I chased, but could get only a long-distance photo of it.
Observed 5 Queen mated-pairs. I saw them all shortly after I arrived.
Queen and Monarch counts are conservative estimates.
1330-1515, 75-77F, Wind SE 13-24MPH, Cloud Cover 61-67%, Field with mustard next to swamp.
31.47035511262636, -84.37643697626415