Sighting for April 23, 2016

John Lampkin

Tillis Hill Recreation Area
Citrus County, FL

With Brinda Curran & Virginia Hall
(Our portion of the Annutteliga Hammock NABA count) 9:15 - 3:30; Sunny and warm. Pawpaws are pollinated primarily by beetles, not by adult Zebra Swallowtails. Pawpaws were in flower. One contained a Zebra Swallowtail caterpillar. Pics by JL, except the two-fer by BC.

  • Zebra Swallowtail 4
  • Giant Swallowtail 1
  • Palamedes Swallowtail 1
  • Great Southern White 2
  • Southern Dogface 13
  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Barred Yellow 1
  • Sleepy Orange 1
  • Dainty Sulphur 8
  • Oak Hairstreak 1
  • Ceraunus Blue 2
  • Gulf Fritillary 3
  • Phaon Crescent 7
  • American Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 10
  • Carolina Satyr 1
  • Long-tailed Skipper 1
  • Southern Cloudywing 2
  • Horace's Duskywing 2
  • Zarucco Duskywing 1
  • Fiery Skipper 2
  • Whirlabout 2
  • Palmetto Skipper 1

Oak Hairstreak

Palmetto Skipper

Common Buckeye

Zarucco Duskywing

Zebra Swallowtail