Sighting for August 28, 2014
Laurel Rhodes
Scherer-Thaxton Reserve east of Oscar Scherer State Park
Sarasota County, FL
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 30
- Barred Yellow 2
- Little Yellow 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 15
- Little Metalmark 7
- Phaon Crescent 6
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 6
- White Peacock 50
- Viceroy 7
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 5
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 4
- Delaware Skipper 3
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 1
Little Metalmark
Eufala Skipper
With Karen Finch (photos). Scherer-Thaxton Reserve is one of the county’s newest parks. Nectar plants included Loosestrife, Frogfruit, Bidens, Thistle, Mistflower, Redroot, Musky Mint, Partridge Pea.