Sighting for April 12, 2014
Rick Borchelt
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Jericho Ditch
Suffolk city, VA
- Zebra Swallowtail abundant
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Orange Sulphur 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure superabundant
Zebra Swallowtail
Start of a very warm, sunny weekend. Henry’s Elfin, Zebra Swallowtails, and Palamedes were all on the wing; later in the weekend Henry’s was especially common on flowering horse sugar (Symplocos) and along the sandy ditch trails.