Sighting for May 17, 2015
Kathy Barylski
Soldier's Delight
Baltimore County, MD
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Pearl Crescent 20
- Mourning Cloak 1
- American Lady 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Dusted Skipper 53
Eastern Pine Elfin
Red-banded Hairstreak
Dusted Skipper
10:30-1:40 on the Serpentine Trail, with Barry Marts and Matt Orsie. Conditions: variably cloudy (after rain), temp rising from mid-70’s, very humid.
Most Dusted Skippers were very fresh; Red Banded Hairstreak was so fresh the body had a light blue sheen.