Sighting for August 31, 2014

Allan R. Loudell

Along Dutch Neck Road & path extending along C & D Canal, near red barn, and south of Delaware City
New Castle County, DE

One-hour walk, 9:30–10:30 a.m.; mostly sunny.

Nice emergence of the second brood of Bronze Coppers; the majority, males…

This time, no Monarchs nor Viceroys…

Also, no Common Buckeyes (common here in other late summers) nor Vanessa species…

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 7
  • Cabbage White 4
  • Bronze Copper 10
  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Pearl Crescent 10
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 10
  • Wild Indigo Duskywing 4
  • Least Skipper 7
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 4