Sighting for April 9, 2016
Linda Cooper
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
Levy County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 4
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 26
- Spicebush Swallowtail 9
- Palamedes Swallowtail 75
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 21
- Little Yellow 3
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 7
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Little Metalmark 1
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 17
- Pearl Crescent 17
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- Viceroy 5
- Carolina Satyr 10
- Little Wood-Satyr 9
- Monarch 3
- Queen 4
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 5
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 8
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 7
- Palatka Skipper 6
- Twin-spot Skipper 3
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Broad-winged Skipper
Tawny-edged Skipper
Palamedes Swallowtail
Juniper Hairstreak
Palatka Skipper
Juniper Hairstreak
Field trip organized by B.Woodmansee with approx. 30 participants. Reported by Linda Cooper. Temperatures 63-72, breezy. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Many thistles in bloom but not many skippers. This list may not include all species seen or numbers may differ from other participants as there were still a few still butterflying when we left.