Sighting for September 27, 2012
Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom
Mt. Loretto State Unique Area preserve, southern Staten Island
Richmond County, NY
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 10+
- Orange Sulphur 25+
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 5+
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 6+
- Question Mark 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- American Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 20+
- Monarch 200+
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 8+
- Sachem 8+
Monarchs continue migrating in good numbers, even on less than ideal weather days (damp, although mild). Horace’s Duskywing is resident at this site. Fiery Skipper & Sachem in modest numbers considering the invasions of those species into the northeast now.