Sighting for October 30, 2016
Beth Polvino
North Cape May ~ my yard NABA # 1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Monarch 7
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Sachem 21
Long-tailed Skipper
Painted Lady
Question Mark
Orange Sulphur
Mostly sunny, winds 5-8 MPH, Temp’s up to 78. Most probably the last good day for butterflies. Never before have I had 15 species this late in the year. Images of all species obtained. Best of the day were 2 Painted Ladies with one mint fresh just after 10AM. These are only #9 & #10 for our county this year. One PL stayed all day nectaring on Lantana. Also Long-tailed Skipper continued all day. Many of the butterflies have become aggressive chasing the other species off the flowers.