Sighting for October 21, 2016
Linda Cooper
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Okeechobee County, FL
- Black Swallowtail 6
- Little Yellow 6
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Zebra Heliconian 4
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- White Peacock 7
- Viceroy 1
- Carolina Satyr 35
- Georgia Satyr 2
- Queen 4
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 6
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 3
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 29
Three-spotted Skipper
The butterfly season is winding down. A lot of time spent mostly in Kilpatrick Hammock looking for Three-spotted Skippers. 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Temperature: 78*- 87*; Mostly sunny all day but very windy. Nectar: Pickerelweed, liatris & carphephorus. BCooper, LCooper.