Sighting for August 2, 2022
Denis C. Quinn
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Kent County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 14
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 25
- Spicebush Swallowtail 24
- Cabbage White 9
- Orange Sulphur 14
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 14
- American Snout 1
- Variegated Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Question Mark 1
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Common Wood-Nymph 6
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 38
- Least Skipper 4
- Little Glassywing 11
- Zabulon Skipper 18
- Broad-winged Skipper 7
Dun Skipper
Pearl Crescent
Sleepy Orange
Zabulon Skipper
Question Mark
Variegated Fritillary
Spicebush Swallowtail
Zabulon Skipper
Common Wood-Nymph
Orange Sulphur
Little Glassywing
Dun Skipper
Dun Skipper
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Broad-winged Skipper
The sightings were from 08:00 to 11:00 when it became hot at 87 degrees. The main nectar source was Joe-Pye weed holding almost all of the Swallowtails. Most Zebra Swallowtails were along roads and paths today. All sightings were within the island today.