Sighting for August 21, 2012
Bill Berthet
John Bethea State Forest
Baker County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 45
- Spicebush Swallowtail 14
- Palamedes Swallowtail 294
New Sighting
Bill Berthet
John Bethea State Forest
Baker County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 45
- Spicebush Swallowtail 14
- Palamedes Swallowtail 294
Swallowtails only 3 hour windshield survey very cloudy to sprinkles winds S.E. 5-10 high 70’s low 80s’
Nectaring on Carolina Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) or imbibing diluted minerals and salts along trail/road
2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails were dark forms