Sighting for April 2, 2016
Mark Adams
Clark Road (Route 674)
Albemarle County, VA
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 50
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 6
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 6
- Juvenal's Duskywing 30
Juvenal's Duskywing
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Better than predicted weather motivated me to get outside for 90 minutes at mid-afternoon. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail numbers were high, and I noted 7 personal first-of-season (FOS) species: Zebra Swallowtail, Cabbage White, Eastern Tailed-Blue, Summer Azure (spring form), Falcate Orangetip (males & females), Juvenal’s & Sleepy Duskywings. Conditions: mostly sunny, 64-65 deg F, brisk west wind, 10-20 mph.