Sighting for September 26, 2014
Laurel Rhodes
Legacy Trail between Laurel Rd. and Central Sarasota Parkway.
Sarasota County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 12
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 15
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Zebra Heliconian 4
- White Peacock 50
- Queen 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 3
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Monk Skipper 1
- Brazilian Skipper 3
Good butterfly turnout on the trail after much rain. Several Cloudless Sulphurs ovipositing on Partridge Pea. Bidens was the major nectar attractant for all.