Sighting for July 23, 2012
Rick Borchelt
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Kent County, MD
- Zebra Swallowtail superabundant
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail abundant
- Cabbage White common
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Little Yellow 14
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue common
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 6
- Variegated Fritillary common
- Silvery Checkerspot 7
- Pearl Crescent common
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 4
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper abundant
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 6
- Horace's Duskywing common
- Least Skipper common
- Crossline Skipper 3
- Little Glassywing 1
- Sachem 5
- Zabulon Skipper 9
- Broad-winged Skipper common
- Dun Skipper common
Warm and partly cloudy; most butterflies were seen along the road to and in the Bayview butterfly garden. Spent about 2 hours in the field from 1400-1600 hours. Dense concentrations of butterflies, especially zebra swallowtails, on the white clover near the small pond just before you reach the garden.