Sighting for September 28, 2014

Linda Cooper

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Okeechobee County, FL

quick trip to scout for upcoming field trip - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (rain); entire area very wet; many areas inaccessible due to high water; 84°-87°; partly to mostly cloudy then rain at 2 p.m. Nectar sources: Pontederia cordata, Bidens alba, Phyla nodiflora, Urena lobata. Linda and Buck Cooper

  • Black Swallowtail 12
  • Palamedes Swallowtail 4
  • Cloudless Sulphur 3
  • Barred Yellow 18
  • Little Yellow 10
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Ceraunus Blue 1
  • Little Metalmark 1
  • Phaon Crescent 8
  • Pearl Crescent 2
  • Common Buckeye 13
  • White Peacock 60
  • Viceroy 4
  • Queen 7
  • Zarucco Duskywing 1
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
  • Swarthy Skipper 5
  • Fiery Skipper 8
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 1
  • Whirlabout 3
  • Southern Broken-Dash 1
  • Delaware Skipper 12
  • Aaron's Skipper 4
  • Palmetto Skipper 3
  • Berry's Skipper 2
  • Monk Skipper 1
  • Dusted Skipper 2
  • Twin-spot Skipper 5
  • Ocola Skipper 2

Monk Skipper

Aaron's Skipper

Berry's Skipper

Dusted Skipper

Palmetto Skipper

Little Metalmark