Sighting for June 17, 2014
Allen Belden
Shenandoah National Park: Central District
Madison County, VA
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 16
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 12
- Clouded Sulphur 5
- Orange Sulphur 9
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Appalachian Azure 16
- Great Spangled Fritillary 32
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 11
- Eastern Comma 2
- American Lady 1
- Northern Pearly-eye 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 57
- Dreamy Duskywing 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 1
- Peck's Skipper 31
- Hobomok Skipper 7
Great Spangled Fritillary
Silvery Checkerspot
Also Page, Rockingham, and Greene Counties. Along Skyline Drive and vicinity from Big Meadows to Swift Run Gap. All Appalachian Azures in close proximity to Cimicifuga racemosa. Duskywings, Pearl Crescents, and Hobomok Skippers very worn.