Sighting for October 12, 2015
Mark Adams
Browns Gap Turnpike (Rt 810), Clark Rd (Rt 674), Jones Mill Rd (Rt 811), Piedmont Store (Rt 614)
Albemarle County, VA
- Cabbage White 15
- Clouded Sulphur 40
- Orange Sulphur 14
- Sleepy Orange 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Variegated Fritillary 30
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Question Mark 5
- Eastern Comma 12
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 10
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Sachem 3
Question Mark
Common Checkered-Skipper
Common Buckeye
Mourning Cloak
Red Admiral
Variegated Fritillary
I am unlikely to see a day like this again soon. The late season butterfly diversity was good: 18 species in 3.5 hours. Highlights included my first Mourning Cloak since spring, my first Albemarle Painted Lady this season, and numerous sulphurs (though no Cloudless), Cabbage Whites, Variegated Frits, and Eastern Commas/Question Marks.