Sighting for April 13, 2014
Rick Borchelt
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Jericho Ditch
Suffolk city, VA
- Zebra Swallowtail abundant
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 8
- Henry's Elfin common
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure superabundant
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Eastern Comma 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 3
- Carolina Roadside-Skipper 1
Sightings for both April 12 and 13. Continuing warm and sunny; Palamedes and Zebra Swallowtail numbers building considerably. Kicked up a Henry’s Elfin every 20 feet or so along Williamson Ditch.