Sighting for August 16, 2014
David L. Amadio
Eastern Neck NWR
Kent County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 33
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 21
- Cabbage White 27
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 12
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 8
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 5
- American Snout 3
- Variegated Fritillary 6
- Pearl Crescent 14
- Question Mark 4
- Eastern Comma 2
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 7
- Common Buckeye 4
- Red-spotted Purple 18
- Viceroy 1
- Hackberry Emperor 3
- Appalachian Brown 5
- Monarch 14
- Silver-spotted Skipper 40
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 6
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Little Glassywing 8
- Sachem 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 15
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 6
Superb weather for chasing butterflies today! Only a few of the Zebra Swallowtails were fresh. Primary nectar sources in the butterfly garden were NY Ironweed & Joe pye weed.