Sighting for August 21, 2012
Michael Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua, New York
Westchester County, NY
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 7
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 2
- Painted Lady 9
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 4
The Red-Banded Hairstreak - feeding on Butterfly Bush - was only the second sighting at this location. The Nine Painted Ladies - all feeding on Butterfly Bush - was the most ever seen at this location.