Sighting for June 17, 2022
David L. Amadio
Eastern Neck NWR, Rock Hall ,MD
Kent County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail abundant
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 8
- Spicebush Swallowtail 10
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 5
- Orange Sulphur 30
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Coral Hairstreak 8
- Banded Hairstreak 1
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 33
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Snout 3
- Variegated Fritillary 10
- Pearl Crescent 3
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Appalachian Brown 2
- Little Wood-Satyr 6
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper abundant
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 2
- Least Skipper 2
- Little Glassywing 1
- Delaware Skipper 9
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Aaron's Skipper 6
- Broad-winged Skipper abundant
- Dun Skipper 3
- Salt Marsh Skipper 4
Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Sleepy Orange
Salt Marsh Skipper
Coral Hairstreak, Pearl Crescent
White M Hairstreak
Coral Hairstreak
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Zebra Swallowtail
Obs. made from 9:15 to 6, Low 90’s P/C to M/C after 3. winds W14-22. Common Milkweed the major draw for butterflies today along with some Buttonbush in partial bloom. Butterfly garden with minimal nectar other than the buttonbush and a few butterfly weeds.