Sighting for May 12, 2012
Rick Borchelt, Beth Johnson, Tom Stock
Hoyle's Mill Conservation Park
Montgomery County, MD
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Little Wood-Satyr 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 3
- Zabulon Skipper 9
Last stop with colleagues Beth Johnson and Tom Stock on a Washington Area Butterfly Club full-day field outing. This leg covers Hoyle’s Mill from the parking area to the bridge and back. In the field from 1530-1630 under warm, slightly overcast skies. Nectar sources included emerging dogbane, fleabanes, and heal-all.
Spring Azure was summer form