Sighting for March 12, 2023
Ron & Lori Smith
Ocala National Forest
Putnam County, FL
- Pipevine Swallowtail 25
- Zebra Swallowtail 10
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 7
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 5
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Little Metalmark 4
- Phaon Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 4
- Monarch 1
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Sleepy Duskywing 15
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Whirlabout 1
Sleepy Duskywing
Eastern Pine Elfin
Northern Cloudywing
Palamedes Swallowtail
(16-86) Warm and sunny. Little in the way of nectar sources except a couple of thistles. Walked the forest edges and hillsides. Pine Elfin photo is cropped and lightened to show field marks. Along for the adventure: J & I Gibbons. FL84