Sighting for May 14, 2022

John and Nancy Crosby

Steelbridge Road and Townsend WMA South Tract
McIntosh County, GA

75 degrees, sunny. Only skippers were on Steelbridge Road on Pickerelweed and Thistle. About 10% of the Sparkleberry was still fresh, Only 5% of Palmetto Blooms were open at Townsend WMA. Did not find Palmetto Skippers. We usually see Red-banded Hairstreaks here.

  • Zebra Swallowtail 3
  • Palamedes Swallowtail 1
  • Cloudless Sulphur 5
  • Oak Hairstreak 11
  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Georgia Satyr 1
  • Northern Cloudywing 1
  • Horace's Duskywing 4
  • Swarthy Skipper 3
  • Southern Broken-Dash 5
  • Sachem 3
  • Delaware Skipper 2
  • Dion Skipper 12
  • Twin-spot Skipper 6

Horace's Duskywing

Sachem

Southern Broken-Dash

Palamedes Swallowtail

Georgia Satyr

Northern Cloudywing

Common Buckeye

Dion Skipper

Dion Skipper

Swarthy Skipper

Twin-spot Skipper

Delaware Skipper