December 2012 Sightings
Jim Wilkinson
West Friendship
Howard County, MD
- Cabbage White 1
James Fleullan
Marshallville Super Sod Farm
Macon County, GA
- Ceraunus Blue 1
Matthew O'Donnell
William and Mary campus
Williamsburg city, VA
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Tom Palmer
Tree Tops County Park/Pine Island Ridge
Broward County, FL
This place also has Atalas occasionally
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 2
- Cassius Blue 6
- Gulf Fritillary 9
- Zebra Heliconian 13
- White Peacock 21
- Malachite 4
- Monarch 2
- Dorantes Longtail 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 3
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 1
Robert A. Behrstock, Karen LeMay
Behrstock/LeMay yard, W of Hwy 92, Hereford
Cochise County, AZ
Lower Ash Canyon, SE Huachuca Mts at oak-grassland interface. Butterfly garden. Observations from 12:30 PM-3:30 PM. Thirty species observed. Missed yesterday’s Cloudless Sulphur and Red Admiral. Nectar consisted of Dalea (2 spp), Salvia (several spp), Aster, Lantana (2 spp), Cosmos, Gaillardia, Tithonia (2 spp), Gaura, Milkweed (2 spp), Buckwheat, Verbena, and Chocolate Flower. Second Mestra in nine years for the yard. Common vs. White Checkered-Skipper not separated
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 1
- Orange Sulphur common
- Southern Dogface common
- Mexican Yellow common
- Tailed Orange common
- Sleepy Orange common
- Dainty Sulphur common
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Leda Ministreak 15
- Western Pygmy-Blue 5
- Marine Blue 5
- Ceraunus Blue common
- Reakirt's Blue common
- Spring Azure 6
- Acmon Blue 4
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- American Snout 4
- Gulf Fritillary 12
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Texan Crescent common
- American Lady common
- Painted Lady common
- Common Buckeye 2
- Tropical Buckeye 2
- Common Mestra 1
- Monarch 1
- Queen common
- Funereal Duskywing common
- Common Checkered-Skipper common
Chris Tonkinson
West Cape May, Rea Farm
Cape May County, NJ
Freshly emerged individual Cloudless Sulphur.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Steven Rosenthal
Stillwell Woods Preserve and adjacent ballfields, Woodbury/Syosset
Nassau County, NY
11:30-1:30, temp 60 degrees. one sulphur and Red Admiral on soccer field, possibly multiple sulphurs there or multiple sightings of same individual at different areas around the field. another sulphur on large field in the preserve.
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Red Admiral 1
David L. Amadio
Precision Automation Co., Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ
A fresh male nectaring on dandelion
- Cabbage White 1
David L. Amadio
Riverwinds complex, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Red Admiral 4
Donald Phillips
Appalachian Trail, Perry County, intersection of Route 850
Perry County, PA
While standing on a parking lot ued by the trail hikers , I was totally taken aback , Not this monarch I have pictured, although with camera in hand no way could I have chased this insect hightailing south westward down route 850at an unusually fast pace for a monarch.
- Monarch 1
Ralph Upchurch
Brookline, MA
Norfolk County, MA
A monarch flew past my window at 2:00 pm today. I did a Google search, and the latest sighting I found was December 4, 1994. So this appears to be a new record for the state. Another tangible effect of global warming, it would seem.
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
- Orange Sulphur 2
Dave Hanson
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
This Pearly-gray Hairstreak was found in the early afternoon by Mike Rickard. It stayed for several hours and many folks were able to see and photograph it. When it opened its wings it showed brilliant iridescent blue.
- Pearly-gray Hairstreak 1
Dave Hanson
WBC Bensten S.P. and Nat. Butterfly Ctr., Mission, TX
Hidalgo County, TX
Tailless Scrub Hairstreak was found by Mike Rickard. It stayed for an hour or so and was seen by many observers but photographs were hard to get. There are no modern U.S. records of the Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak. Yesterday, Dec 16, I found a Common Melwhite at the Natl. Butterfly Ctr. Photo is attached. The Gray Ministreak is an archive photo.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Common Melwhite 1
- Checkered White 5
- Great Southern White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Southern Dogface 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 8
- Lyside Sulphur abundant
- Mexican Yellow 1
- Tailed Orange 1
- Little Yellow abundant
- Mimosa Yellow 3
- Sleepy Orange 3
- Dainty Sulphur 4
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 2
- Clytie Ministreak 1
- Gray Ministreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue common
- Cassius Blue 2
- Marine Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue abundant
- Reakirt's Blue 2
- Red-bordered Metalmark 1
- Red-bordered Pixie 1
- American Snout abundant
- Gulf Fritillary common
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Mexican Fritillary 7
- Bordered Patch 1
- Elada Checkerspot 1
- Texan Crescent 4
- Pale-banded Crescent 1
- Vesta Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent common
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral common
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock common
- Mexican Bluewing 1
- Common Mestra 3
- Guatemalan Cracker 2
- Empress Leilia 1
- Tawny Emperor common
- Monarch 2
- Queen abundant
- Brown Longtail 6
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 2
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 3
- Fiery Skipper common
- Sachem 4
Jim Wilkinson
Gateway Business Park, Columbia
Howard County, MD
- Orange Sulphur 1
Dave Hanson and many Observers
National Butterfly Center, Mission, TX
Hidalgo County, TX
This is a compilation of today’s NBC sightings by about 10 observers. The numbers are as close as I could ascertain when I canvassed them in the late afternoon.
Not on list is a possible 2nd Tailless Scrub Hairstreak. We had a record temperature today and a “cold” front due tomorrow, Highs only in 60s. Both photos have been rotated for a better presentation.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Common Melwhite 4
- Checkered White 4
- Great Southern White 2
- Giant White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Southern Dogface 2
- White Angled-Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur common
- Lyside Sulphur abundant
- Boisduval's Yellow 1
- Mexican Yellow 1
- Tailed Orange 1
- Little Yellow common
- Mimosa Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Dainty Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak common
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 2
- Pearly-gray Hairstreak 2
- Clytie Ministreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue common
- Ceraunus Blue abundant
- Reakirt's Blue 2
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- Red-bordered Pixie 1
- American Snout abundant
- Gulf Fritillary common
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Mexican Fritillary common
- Bordered Patch 1
- Elada Checkerspot 2
- Texan Crescent common
- Pale-banded Crescent 2
- Vesta Crescent 1
- Phaon Crescent common
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 2
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral abundant
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock 8
- Banded Peacock 2
- Malachite 1
- Mexican Bluewing 2
- Common Mestra common
- Guatemalan Cracker 1
- Angled Leafwing 1
- Empress Leilia 1
- Tawny Emperor common
- Monarch common
- Queen abundant
- Soldier 1
- Guava Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Brown Longtail 6
- Yellow-tipped Flasher 1
- Potrillo Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 3
- Clouded Skipper 3
- Southern Skipperling 4
- Fiery Skipper common
- Sachem 3
- Common Mellana 1
Walter P. Gould
River road, Riverdale Park
Prince George's County, MD
fresh male orange sulphur flying along south facing embankment. Temperature was in high 40s with partial sun, it was quite cold and windy. I did not expect to see a butterfly flying under those conditions. Saw the Howard county sighting the day before of the same species so I reported this one.
- Orange Sulphur 1
Tomas Tijerina
Renee's of Sharyland in Mission, Texas
Hidalgo County, TX
Forwarded by Gil Quintanilla
- Tiger Mimic-Queen 1
Photo documentation of a Ceraunus Blue for the month of December in middle Ga.