Sighting for May 28, 2017
Tom Palmer
Green Swamp East
Polk County, FL
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 8
- Little Yellow 3
- Dainty Sulphur 67
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 3
- Viceroy 5
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 2
Dainty Sulphur
Checkered White
Despite ample nectar sources (Capeweed, Nuttall’s thistle, Bidens, Pluchea, etc), numbers remain lower that previous years for this season. Scouting for NABA count next weekend.