Sighting for June 24, 2012
Rick Borchelt
Lake Artemesia, College Park
Prince George's County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White Common
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Pearl Crescent Common
- Red Admiral 2
- Viceroy 2
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 5
- Sachem Common
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
Full lake circuit of both impoundments, partly sunny with a light breeze and a high around 90 degrees F. Nectar sources included fleabane, milkweed (common and swamp), dogbane, vervain, and pickerel weed. In the field from 1430-1700 hours.