Sighting for May 9, 2014
Laurel Rhodes
Fakahatchee Preserve State Park near Everglades City
Collier County, FL
- Black Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 30+
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Julia Heliconian 2
- Zebra Heliconian 14
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock 11
- Viceroy 1
- Ruddy Daggerwing 14
- Queen 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
- Least Skipper 2
Ruddy Daggerwing
Julia Heliconian
Ruddy Daggerwing
Silver-spotted Skipper
With Karen Finch (photos). Full sun; walked roadsides and tram roads in the strand. Conditions were extremely dry. Spanish Needles and Buttonbush used for nectar.