Sighting for August 10, 2014
Harry Zirlin
Ward Pound Ridge
Westchester County, NY
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 6
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue common
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary common
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Red Admiral 1
- White Admiral 1
- Appalachian Brown 3
- Common Ringlet 7
- Common Wood-Nymph common
- Silver-spotted Skipper common
- Least Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper common
- Tawny-edged Skipper common
- Mulberry Wing 4
- Dun Skipper 1
White Admiral was a first for me here, although I have seen photos of it taken here by others. Giant Swallowtail I believe is first record for this locality, but it was just a matter of time, as they have been recorded in recent years to both the north and south of here. Individual was very fresh.