Sighting for October 6, 2012
Lew Rosenberg, Sheila Rosenberg, Steve Rosenthal
Floyd Bennett Field
Kings County, NY
- Black Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 25
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 10
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
- American Lady 12
- Painted Lady 60+
- Red Admiral 4
- Common Buckeye 4
- Monarch 50+
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 5
- Fiery Skipper 20
- Sachem 12
Common Checkered-Skipper
Common Checkered Skippers were observed across road from nursery on lawn with their host plant, Common Mallow (Cheeses) and in grasses nearby the Cricket field. We saw 5 individuals but might have seen more if not for very windy conditions. Photo by Lew Rosenberg.