Sighting for June 29, 2022
Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom
several preserves and protected natural areas, western portions of the county.
Litchfield County, CT
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 8+
- Banded Hairstreak 2
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Northern Metalmark 8+
- Great Spangled Fritillary 4
- Meadow Fritillary 1
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 8+
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Hoary Edge 1
- European Skipper 2
Northern Metalmark
Northern Metalmark
Hoary Edge
N. Metalmarks very freshly-out in several small sites, all highly-protected. A White-M Hairstreak appeared at one of these sites, but was not cooperative for photos. One Hoary Edge was the 1st butterfly sighting of the day, with host-plants for that species nearly abundant in the same site. [Note: the same metalmark species was seen a day or more previous, in northwest New Jersey, also in limited protected areas.
This species had a period of intensive focus in the state of Connecticut over a period of recent years.]