September 2012 Sightings
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 40
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Variegated Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Question Mark 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 15
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 6
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 24
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Rick Borchelt
Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
Baltimore County, MD
Warm (upper 80s F.), mostly cloudy afternoon 1400-1630 hours. Few nectar sources except for Liatris spicata, which was in full bloom.
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 6
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Swarthy Skipper 5
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Leonard's Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Crossline Skipper 1
Paul Tavares
Hamilton
City of Hamilton, ON
Forwarded by Don Davis.
This is only the third record of this species in Canada.
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
Matthew O'Donnell
Huntley Meadows Park
Fairfax County, VA
Nectar sources included ironweed, boneset, and swamp milkweed. also possible Dun Skipper, Little Glassywing, and Appalachian Brown.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 20
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Little Yellow 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 35
- Great Spangled Fritillary 5
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Viceroy 1
- Northern Pearly-eye 1
- Monarch 3
- Least Skipper 22
- Sachem 5
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Dion Skipper 7
Rick Borchelt
Huntley Meadows Park
Fairfax County, VA
Very warm, mostly cloudy with passing showers and intervals of sunshine. All species seen along the boardwalk over the marsh or within a few hundred feet of the boardwalk. In the field from 1400 hours to 1730 hours. Nectar sources included swamp milkweed, Mikania, jewelweed, ironweed, thistle and Joe-pye weed.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 6
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Viceroy 3
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch common
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Least Skipper common
- Sachem 1
- Dion Skipper 4
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Cabbage White 16
- Orange Sulphur 1
- American Copper 8
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 43
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Appalachian Brown 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
Glenn Koppel
Bles Park
Loudoun County, VA
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Silvery Checkerspot 24
- Pearl Crescent 22
- Question Mark 1
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 2
- Least Skipper 3
Bob Grosek
Montezuma NWR - Towpath Road
Seneca County, NY
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Common Buckeye 7
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 2
- Least Skipper 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
Second Long-tailed Skipper; first Little Yellow for me at this site
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 35
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
- Variegated Fritillary 10
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 15
- Common Buckeye 5
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 10
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 3
- Sachem 15
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Jim Wilkinson
Gateway Business Park, Columbia
Howard County, MD
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 12
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 13
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 25
- Variegated Fritillary 7
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 18
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 13
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 3
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 24
- Dun Skipper 1
Todd Eiben
North Chagrin Reservation - Rugby Field
Cuyahoga County, OH
The Variegated Fritillaries represent the emergence of the 4th brood at this location. This is probably the 1st year ever Northern Ohio has seen this occur!
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 15
- Clouded Sulphur 6
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Variegated Fritillary 26
- Great Spangled Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 87
- Painted Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 24
- Red-spotted Admiral 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 24
- Peck's Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Thomas Jantscher
Donnellson Unit, Shimek State Forest
Lee County, IA
Sightings recorded over 2 hours and 35 minutes.
Weather: 71°F - 85°F, clear, calm
Habitat: Gravel road through mature upland woods with large restored prairie.
Great Spangled Fritillaries were surprisingly abundant, especially on thistle, but Monarchs were scarce.
- Giant Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 5
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- Little Yellow 25
- Dainty Sulphur 15
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 100
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 85
- Pearl Crescent 100
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- Hackberry Emperor 5
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 2
- Sachem 3
- Dun Skipper 5
Matthew O'Donnell
Meadowood Special Recreation Area
Fairfax County, VA
The flower garden at the Mustang trailhead was full of butterflies, mostly Sachems.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Painted Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 6
- Monarch 5
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 50
- Zebra Swallowtail 6
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 8
- Little Yellow 16
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 90
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Silvery Checkerspot 15
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 9
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Viceroy 7
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 8
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Alan Branhagen
Bates City address, adjacent to Powell Gardens
Johnson County, MO
The first time this almost mythical butterfly has allowed me to get a good look at it. Its skittish, hyper behavior made it grab my attention (as compared to much more docile Black Swallowtails). I immediately looked for the hw eyespot (w 10 power Vortex binoculars) and could see it was a ringer for an Ozark ST. I ran inside to get my camera and she was still nectaring on wild thistles in my adjacent, woodland encircled meadow. I was able to get a few images (she never stopped fluttering). I have experienced this butterfly before on neighboring woodland openings on the high rocky ridges of Powell Gardens but it has never allowed a close look to confirm an identification.
- Ozark Swallowtail 1
Warren A. Jacobs
Fulmer Road, Spring Mount
Montgomery County, PA
First one seen here this year. No longer common.
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
Common Sootywing first time this year for me at this site (photo)
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 20
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 6
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Painted Lady 10
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
- Common Sootywing 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 5
- Cabbage White 15
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 8
- American Copper 11
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Pearl Crescent 17
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Michael Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua, New York
Westchester County, NY
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 6
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Tom Fiore
Hook Mt., Nyack
Rockland County, NY
Red-banded Hairstreak is rare north of N.Y. City; Sachems were once rare in Rockland Co. but no longer are; Dun Skipper is fairly regular at this site in late summer, a possible / likely second brood here.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Great Spangled Fritillary 1
- Question Mark 2
- American Lady 6+
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Hackberry Emperor 2
- Monarch 12+
- Sachem 4
- Dun Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Eastern Shore Virginia NWR
Northampton County, VA
Observations made between 8:20 a.m. & 9:55 a.m.
- Black Swallowtail 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 24
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady 8
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Tawny Emperor 1
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Great Dismal Swamp NWR, including both Washington ditch & Jericho ditch
Suffolk city, VA
Observations made between 11:00 a.m. & 5:45 p.m. Also, the Ocola skipper was seen off of White Marsh Rd. near Washington ditch.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 11
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 107
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 91
- Little Yellow 9
- Sleepy Orange 3
- Gray Hairstreak 9
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 19
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 36
- Variegated Fritillary 6
- Pearl Crescent 52
- Question Mark 8
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 3
- Painted Lady 19
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 18
- Red-spotted Purple 33
- Viceroy 17
- Southern Pearly-eye 40
- Creole Pearly-eye 9
- Carolina Satyr 12
- Silver-spotted Skipper 95
- Long-tailed Skipper 3
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 10
- Common Sootywing 3
- Clouded Skipper 10
- Least Skipper 28
- Fiery Skipper 15
- Sachem 1
- Dun Skipper 3
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 8
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
Matthew O'Donnell
VRE trail in Burke Centre
Fairfax County, VA
Not much activity, but Little Yellow and Sleepy Orange were new to me for the area.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 15
- Silvery Checkerspot 4
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Least Skipper 1
Glenn Koppel
Northern Section of Cub Run Stream Valley Park
Fairfax County, VA
Warm and humid but good amount of activity. This section of the park is from the Cub Run Recreation Center north to Bogel Road off of Stonecroft Blvd.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 8
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 16
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Pearl Crescent 20
- Painted Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 5
- Red-spotted Purple 4
- Viceroy 3
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 3
- Least Skipper 2
- Sachem 2
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 25
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Painted Lady 12
- Common Buckeye 4
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 15
Jim Wilkinson
Gateway Business Park, Columbia
Howard County, MD
Wood Nymph in photo survived an attack
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 15
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 15
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Painted Lady 20
- Common Buckeye 24
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 4
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 18
- Ocola Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Norfolk city, VA
Observations made between 11:10 a.m. & 5:25 p.m. under partly sunny skies and a humid 90 degrees.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 10
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 15
- Spicebush Swallowtail 7
- Palamedes Swallowtail 6
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 56
- Little Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 46
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Variegated Fritillary 11
- Pearl Crescent 9
- American Lady 3
- Painted Lady 52
- Common Buckeye 62
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 26
- Long-tailed Skipper 16
- Horace's Duskywing 9
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 8
- Least Skipper 7
- Fiery Skipper 111
- Sachem 30
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Dion Skipper 1
- Brazilian Skipper 14
- Ocola Skipper 8
David L. Amadio
Great Dismal Swamp NWR including Washington ditch, roadsides along White Marsh & Desert Roads
Suffolk city, VA
Observations made between 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. under mostly cloudy skies. The Yehl skipper was observed along White Marsh Rd.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 23
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 10
- Variegated Fritillary 5
- Pearl Crescent 22
- Painted Lady 9
- Common Buckeye 2
- Red-spotted Purple 8
- Viceroy 1
- Southern Pearly-eye 4
- Creole Pearly-eye 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 24
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 5
- Common Sootywing 3
- Clouded Skipper 10
- Least Skipper 10
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Yehl Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 6
- Brazilian Skipper 1
Thomas Jantscher
Preparation Canyon Unit, Loess Hills State Forest
Monona County, IA
Sightings recorded over 3 hours and 5 minutes.
Weather: 76°F - 80°F, clear to light clouds, some light wind
Habitat: Very steep prairie ridgetops among mature upland woods
Photo shows male Leonard’s Skipper.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Checkered White 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 40
- Little Yellow 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 11
- Reakirt's Blue 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Great Spangled Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 9
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 8
- Red Admiral 6
- Common Buckeye 3
- Viceroy 3
- Common Wood-Nymph 2
- Monarch 30
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Leonard's Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 21
- Sachem 45
Glenn Koppel
Raymond A Guest (Shenandoah River) State Park
Warren County, VA
Walked the River, Shale Barrens, Red Tail Ridge, Big Oak and Culler Trails.
- Checkered White 1
- Cabbage White 11
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- Little Yellow 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 5
- Silvery Checkerspot 2
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 9
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Hackberry Emperor 3
- Northern Pearly-eye 1
- Monarch 3
- Least Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Rich Kelly, Seth Ausubel, Eileen Mathers
Kissena Park
Queens County, NY
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 45
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 25
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 16
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Painted Lady 40
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 3
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 5
- Sachem 35
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 11
- Painted Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Sachem 2
Allan R. Loudell
Dutch Neck Road south of the C & D Canal south of Delaware City
New Castle County, DE
Between 10–11:30 A.M.; Male Bronze Coppers still out; Eastern Tailed-Blues and Horace’s Duskywings confined to path extending from road along the canal; surprisingly no Monarchs!
- Black Swallowtail 13
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Bronze Copper 5 males
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 12
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Painted Lady 9
- Common Buckeye 18
- Red-spotted Purple 10
- Viceroy 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 22
- Horace's Duskywing 6
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 6
- Broad-winged Skipper 7
Matthew O'Donnell
Riverbend Park
Fairfax County, VA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 18
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Matthew O'Donnell
Great Falls Park
Fairfax County, VA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Silvery Checkerspot 2
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 20
- Orange Sulphur 3
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 50+
- Monarch 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 15
- Sachem 75+
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Andrew Block
192 Macy Rd., Ossining,
Westchester County, NY
There were probably one or two other skipper spp. there but didn’t have the time to take a detailed look. Most of the butterflies were all over the sedums in the garden.
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 1
- Monarch 1
- Peck's Skipper 30+
- Sachem 5
Steven Rosenthal and Rich Poricelli
Floyd Bennett Field - Gateway National Rec. Area, Brooklyn
Kings County, NY
from community gardens and nearby cricket field/nature area. painted ladies remain abundant, though now mostly worn . quite a few individuals of various species were tattered or missing entire wings.
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White common
- Clouded Sulphur common
- Orange Sulphur common
- Cloudless Sulphur 1-2
- American Copper 1 fresh
- Eastern Tailed-Blue common
- Pearl Crescent 4
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady abundant
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Monarch common
- Fiery Skipper common
- Sachem common
- Zabulon Skipper common
Steven Rosenthal , Rich Poricelli
jamaica bay wildlife refuge , Queens, New York
Queens County, NY
tawny emperor was spotted flying around and landing in the north end of the parking lot while we were grabbing lunch out of the car, and was rather worn. totals include one cloudless sulfur from the south end of the bridge across Broad Channel. lots of white butterflies that we didn’t check for cabbage vs checkered….
- Checkered White 4+
- Cabbage White common
- Orange Sulphur common
- Cloudless Sulphur 4+
- Painted Lady common
- Common Buckeye common
- Tawny Emperor 1
- Monarch 2
- Zabulon Skipper common
Thomas Jantscher
Waubonsie State Park
Fremont County, IA
Sightings recorded over 4 hours, within 10:20 am - 3:15 pm.
Weather: 70°F - 75°F, clear, light wind
Habitat: Mature upland woods with prairie on steep south- and west-facing ridgetop slopes.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 12
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 5
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 13
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 17
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 7
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Painted Lady 4
- Red Admiral 5
- Common Buckeye 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 3
- Monarch 9
- Silver-spotted Skipper 14
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Sachem 19
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
- Common Roadside-Skipper 1
Vincent Corsello
Church Property,Sparta
Sussex County, NJ
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Monarch 3
Jim Wilkinson
McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area
Montgomery County, MD
Little Yellow was a 1st for me at this site
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 8
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 6
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Question Mark 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 3
John Lampkin
Rockland Country Club, Sparkill [Golf Course]
Rockland County, NY
Weekly count
Surprising numbers for this time of year
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 13
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 6
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 9
- Peck's Skipper 18
- Sachem 7
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 6
Matthew O'Donnell
VRE trail in Burke Centre
Fairfax County, VA
Courtship behavior in Eastern Tailed-Blue and Pearl Crescent
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 12
- Pearl Crescent 15
- Peck's Skipper 1
Matthew O'Donnell
South Run stream valley area
Fairfax city, VA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 14
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 20
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 9
- Northern Pearly-eye 1
- Monarch 2
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 18
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Dave Hanson & Dave Bratley
Cornucopia and Washburn, WI
Bayfield County, WI
Crazy day for Fiery Skippers having been seen almost every day for 6 weeks. About 1/7 of the total were seen in Cornucopia at the Marina on the south shore of Lake Superior. The rest were seen in Washburn. Almost all showed little or no wear. Just about all the Sachems showed slight to moderate wear. They also have been noted almost every day for the last 6 weeks.
- Cabbage White 20
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 12
- American Copper 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 15
- Mourning Cloak 20
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 6
- Monarch 1
- Fiery Skipper 98
- Peck's Skipper 19
- Sachem 48
Tom Fiore
Central Park (Manhattan) in north end gardens, butterfly plantings
New York County, NY
all species seen had also been recently found by other butterfly observers in some of same or nearby areas of this park.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 6+
- Orange Sulphur 5+
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- American Snout 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Question Mark 5+
- Eastern Comma 2
- American Lady 10+
- Painted Lady 3
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 50+
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Sachem 40+
Bob Grosek
Boland Pond and Aqua Terra Park
Broome County, NY
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Bronze Copper 1
- Question Mark 1
- Monarch 7
- Least Skipper 1
Jim Wilkinson
New Bridge Road
Dorchester County, MD
New Bridge Road from Ravenwood Road to bridge over Chicamacomico River. Great Purple Hairstreak in photo ambushed by mantis but escaped.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 25
- Cloudless Sulphur 7
- Little Yellow 3
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 15
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 8
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 6
- Viceroy 3
- Little Wood-Satyr 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 20
- Least Skipper 10
- Sachem 2
- Ocola Skipper 1
Warren A. Jacobs
Fulmer Rd. Spring Mount
Montgomery County, PA
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Eastern Tailed-Blue
- Pearl Crescent
- Common Buckeye
Vincent Corsello
Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area,Hyponex Section,Lafayette
Sussex County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 296
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 18
- Question Mark 2
- Eastern Comma 2
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 5
- Common Buckeye 11
- Monarch 31
- Least Skipper 8
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
Allan R. Loudell
Driving around New Castle County residential areas
New Castle County, DE
While driving around on my job, I observed many Monarchs flying across roads and residential neighborhoods, perhaps more than half headed in a more or less Southerly direction.
Red-spotted Purples noticeable in residential areas.
Skippers difficult to I.D. from car, but included many Sachems.
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Red-spotted Purple 5
- Monarch Dozens
James Monroe
State Game Lands #285
Beaver County, PA
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 8
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 40
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 4
- Pearl Crescent 55
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- Monarch 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Rich Kelly, Mary Normandia
Planting Fields Arboretum
Nassau County, NY
A large portion of the natural areas of the arboretum were not open to the public due to a closed set for a movie shoot (Noah’s Ark, and, yes, there is an enormous set piece ark there).
My first Long-tail in Nassau County.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 40
- Orange Sulphur 10
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 3
- American Lady 3
- Painted Lady 50
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 20
- Silver-spotted Skipper 8
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Peck's Skipper 15
- Tawny-edged Skipper 20
- Sachem 65
Michael Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua, New York
Westchester County, NY
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Painted Lady 3
- Monarch 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 4
- Ocola Skipper 1
Vincent Corsello
Butterfly Garden, Sparta
Sussex County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Vincent Corsello
Lake Shore Of Wawayanda Lake,Wawayanda State Park,Vernon
Sussex County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Question Mark 2
- Red Admiral 2
- Monarch 29
Bill Berthet
Ralph E. Simmons Memorial WMA
Nassau County, FL
Survey 9-10-2012 4 hours 9-13-2012 2 1/2 hours Mid 70’s - Mid 80’s Sunny to Sprinkles Winds 5-10 MPH
Main Nectar source Genus: including Carphephorus, Liatris, Diodia, Dalea, Eryngium, and Solidago.
Cofaqui Giant-Skipper Female (Megathymus cofaqui) was a fly by
- Pipevine Swallowtail 7
- Zebra Swallowtail 9
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Palamedes Swallowtail 25
- Cloudless Sulphur 40
- Barred Yellow 4
- Little Yellow 62
- Sleepy Orange 10
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 32
- Gulf Fritillary 78
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 12
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Gemmed Satyr 1
- Carolina Satyr 61
- Queen 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 16
- Southern Cloudywing 15
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Confused Cloudywing 2
- Horace's Duskywing 29
- Zarucco Duskywing 7
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Swarthy Skipper 26
- Clouded Skipper 3
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 19
- Whirlabout 60+
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Little Glassywing 3
- Sachem 2
- Delaware Skipper 2
- Palmetto Skipper 4
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 5
- Dusky Roadside-Skipper 7
- Twin-spot Skipper 4
- Ocola Skipper 12
- Cofaqui Giant-Skipper 1
Dave Hanson & Dave Bratley
Gravel Pit Rd. City of Washburn, WI
Bayfield County, WI
The Sleepy Orange was a real surprise. It was in good shape but unfortunately it presented no opportunity for a photograph. Dainty Sulphurs were almost “abundant.”
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 7
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Dainty Sulphur 13
- American Copper 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Northern Crescent 1
- Mourning Cloak 6
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 2
- Fiery Skipper 12
- Sachem 1
Jim Wilkinson
Gateway Business Park, Columbia
Howard County, MD
Little Yellow in photo brighter yellow than one seen here on 9/3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 18
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 60
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 12
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 6
- Common Buckeye 20
- Monarch 8
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 3
- Common Checkered-Skipper 5
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Sachem 28
Vincent Corsello
Appalachian Trail Lands From Around Canal Road To The Base Of Wawayanda Mountain,Vernon
Sussex County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 10
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 64
- Clouded Sulphur 23
- Orange Sulphur 32
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
- Meadow Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 46
- Question Mark 2
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 6
- Common Ringlet 1
- Monarch 33
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 6
- Peck's Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 4
Vincent Corsello
Appalachian Trail Lands From Around Canal Road To The Base Of Wawayanda Mountain,Vernon
Sussex County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 10
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 64
- Clouded Sulphur 23
- Orange Sulphur 32
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
- Meadow Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 46
- Question Mark 2
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 6
- Common Ringlet 1
- Monarch 33
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 6
- Peck's Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 4
Darrell Davis
Walkersville-in my back yard
Frederick County, MD
Have only seen one other sighting a couple of years ago in this area of a Giant swallowtail. I also found eggs on Prickly Ash. Have seen GS in Washington County before.
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 11
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- Pearl Crescent 16
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 4
Glenn Koppel & Mary Alice Koeneke
Centreville
Fairfax County, VA
This is the first Long Tailed Skipper I have had in the yard. Feeding heavily on Zinnias along with Painted Ladies.
- Cabbage White 3
- Painted Lady 3
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Sachem 20
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 25
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 4
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 3
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 4
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Sachem 10
Steven Rosenthal
Lido Preserve, Point Lookout/Lido Beach, New York
Nassau County, NY
Viceroy is uncommon at this location, and was chasing Monarchs. very freshly emerged Question Marks, Mourning Cloaks, and Red Admirals in good numbers. Reduced numbers of Painted Ladies.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White common
- Question Mark 12+
- Mourning Cloak 6+
- American Lady 4
- Painted Lady common
- Red Admiral 60+
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch common
- Sachem common
Todd Eiben
Euclid Creek Reservation
Cuyahoga County, OH
- Cabbage White 39
- Clouded Sulphur 22
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 23
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 28
- Painted Lady 29
- Common Buckeye 4
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 9
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 20
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 7
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 18
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 9
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Silvery Checkerspot 4
- Pearl Crescent 16
- Eastern Comma 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 14
- Monarch 2
- Least Skipper 2
- Sachem 6
Jim Wilkinson
Gateway Business Park, Columbia
Howard County, MD
I saw a flash of blue as the White M Hairstreak flew between the flowers
- Orange Sulphur 5
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 6
- Red Admiral 1
- Sachem 3
Rich Kelly, Dave McNaughton, Barbara Conolly, Eric Lamont, et al
Northville
Suffolk County, NY
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 10
- Red-spotted Admiral 2
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 6
- Sachem 10
Allan R. Loudell
Backyard garden, Bear
New Castle County, DE
- Painted Lady 1
- Peck's Skipper Dozens
- Sachem Dozens
Carl Freeman
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy Keillor Rd Grassland Restoration
Manistee County, MI
One dainty sulphur seen, my first for the area. lousy photo but recognizable
- Dainty Sulphur 1
Cynthia McAlister
Alpine
Brewster County, TX
This butterfly was nectaring on Eupatorium greggii in a residential garden. I saw only this single specimen.
- Common Mestra 1
Andrew Block
Buckhorn Lake, Unadilla,
Otsego County, NY
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Monarch 1
Allan R. Loudell
University of Delaware Garden, Newark
New Castle County, DE
10:30–11:30 a.m.; Sunny beautiful day; seldom seen so many Fiery Skippers in a fairly concentrated place
- Cabbage White 15
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 12
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Variegated Fritillary 3
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 8
- Painted Lady 8
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 12
- Viceroy 2
- Monarch 15
- Fiery Skipper 40+
- Peck's Skipper 10
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem Dozens
- Dun Skipper 4
Jim Wilkinson
Gateway Business Park, Columbia
Howard County, MD
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 15
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Sachem 6
Warren A. Jacobs
Zieglerville, Gravel Pike at Salford Station Rd
Montgomery County, PA
All on ironweed
- Cabbage White
- Orange Sulphur
- Pearl Crescent
- American Lady
- Painted Lady
- Common Buckeye
- Monarch
- Silver-spotted Skipper
- Common Checkered-Skipper
- Swarthy Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Peck's Skipper
- Tawny-edged Skipper
- Sachem
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 28
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Variegated Fritillary 5
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 5
- Monarch 2
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 6
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 10
John Lampkin
Rockland Country Club, Sparkill [Golf Course]
Rockland County, NY
Weekly Count with Matt Ceplo, Groundskeeper
With Jane Lampkin
As part of the golf couse, Matt is committed to maintaining extensive and varied natural areas with native plants as well as some non-native nectar sources like Buddleia davidii.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 13
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 8
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Painted Lady 3
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 6
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Peck's Skipper 6
- Sachem 1
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Steven Rosenthal, Frank Margiotta
Hampton Bays and Southampton (Dune Road)- while shell collecting
Suffolk County, NY
monarch migration in full swing. - many bedding down on pine trees behind the ocean beach for the night ca 7pm
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Monarch abundant
Bob Grosek
Montezuma NWR
Seneca County, NY
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Eastern Comma 2
- Monarch 6
Bill Berthet
Jennings State Forest and Wildlife Management Area
Clay County, FL
Windshield and Field Survey Using Eagle Optics 8 by 42 Ranger Platinum Class Binoculars
9-16-2012 9:15 to 1:15 4 hours
9-17-2012 10:30 to 12:30 2 hours
Winds E. 5-15 Mid 80’s low 90’s Sunny to Partly Cloudy
Nectar Source Genus: includes Carphephorus, Liatris, Diodia, Eryngium, Solidago, Pontederia, Elephantopus, Vernonia, and Lachnanthes.
Zebra (Heliconian) was a fly by
- Pipevine Swallowtail 3
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 11
- Spicebush Swallowtail 7
- Palamedes Swallowtail 18
- Cloudless Sulphur 60+
- Barred Yellow 4
- Little Yellow 60+
- Sleepy Orange 14
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 5
- Gulf Fritillary 60+
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 7
- Painted Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 30+
- White Peacock 1
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Viceroy 2
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Monarch 5
- Long-tailed Skipper 60+
- Southern Cloudywing 3
- Confused Cloudywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 40+
- Zarucco Duskywing 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Swarthy Skipper 3
- Fiery Skipper 23
- Dotted Skipper 6
- Whirlabout 30+
- Southern Broken-Dash 6
- Little Glassywing 1
- Sachem 6
- Delaware Skipper 11
- Palmetto Skipper 14
- Dion Skipper 2
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 15
- Ocola Skipper 50+
Bob Yukich, Karen Yukich
private property, Long Point area, ON
Norfolk County, ON
Forwarded from Ontario Butterflies Google Group by Donald Davis
- Dainty Sulphur 434
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 100+
- Little Yellow 17
- Sleepy Orange 10
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 8
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 100+
- Variegated Fritillary 4
- Pearl Crescent 5
- American Lady 3
- Painted Lady 12
- Common Buckeye 100+
- Red-spotted Purple 4
- Gemmed Satyr 2
- Carolina Satyr 9
- Monarch 12
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Long-tailed Skipper 32
- Southern Cloudywing 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Common Checkered-Skipper 3
- Clouded Skipper 17
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 100+
- Whirlabout 15
- Sachem 3
- Eufala Skipper 7
Vincent Corsello
Appalachian Trail Lands From County Route 517 To State Route 94,Vernon
Sussex County, NJ
- Cabbage White 21
- Clouded Sulphur 8
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 10
- Question Mark 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 2
- Monarch 8
- Common Sootywing 2
- Least Skipper 5
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Bob Grosek
Port Dickinson Park, Binghamton, New York
Broome County, NY
Partly Sunny, 59 degrees, winds 12 mph NNW
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
Joe Dolan
Montclair - hawk watch lookout
Essex County, NJ
this incredible number passed through in just one late-day hour, from 4 to 5 p.m., a stunning sight of the migration of Monarchs!
- Monarch 3,000+
Carole Mebus
Traugers Farm Market, Kintnersville
Bucks County, PA
There is good butterflying among the flower rows at this farm market. The long-tailed skipper is way north of its range. The red-spotted purple is in its range. The flowers make a great background for the butterflies.
- Red-spotted Admiral 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 18
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Alan Branhagen
Powell Gardens
Johnson County, MO
Nectaring on Garlic Chives in the Heartland Harvest Garden. There are virtually no Greater Kansas City records.
- Ocola Skipper 1
Vincent Corsello
Backyard Butterfly Garden,Brooklyn
Kings County, NY
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady 6
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 13
Jean Gutsmuth, Chris Herz, & David Amadio
Dorchester County roadsides & Blackwater NWR
Dorchester County, MD
Blackwater NWR obs. included the wildlife drive & Tubman Trail. The nectar sources, primarily goldenrod has been mowed all the way to water’ edge along the wildlife drive. No sign of Bronze Coppers which have been fairly common here in the past.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 42
- Cloudless Sulphur 17
- Little Yellow 6
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Great Purple Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 14
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 50
- Question Mark 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
- American Lady 4
- Painted Lady 6
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 35
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 5
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 15
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 26
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Sachem 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
John Lampkin
Lily Pond, Harriman St. Park
Rockland County, NY
Weekly count with Alan Wells
Cloudless Sulphur new for site
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 9
- Painted Lady 2
Jim Wilkinson
Gateway Business Park, Columbia
Howard County, MD
I saw another Cloudless Sulphur the same day approximately 1 mile NE in Elkridge
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 14
- Pearl Crescent 15
- Question Mark 2
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 3
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 5
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 3
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Sachem 1
Michael Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua, New York
Westchester County, NY
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Painted Lady 3
- Red Admiral 3
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Texan Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Viceroy 1
- Hackberry Emperor 5
- Tawny Emperor 3
- Carolina Satyr 25
- Monarch 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Matthew O'Donnell
Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park
Fairfax County, VA
Lots of activity! Possible White-M Hairstreak (bright blue above visible when flying) but not confirmed—all images of hairstreaks were Gray or Red-banded.
Two Monarch caterpillars on Asclepias curassavica
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 10
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 8
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 8
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 25
Allan R. Loudell
Dutch Neck Road (and adjoining dirt road / path) south of the C & D Canal south of Delaware City
New Castle County, DE
Black Swallowtail on dead fish disposed by fisherman; Eastern Tailed-Blues included 1 mating pair
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1 black form female
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Bronze Copper 5
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 35+
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 15
- Common Buckeye 10
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Viceroy 6
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 18
- Peck's Skipper 5
- Sachem 7
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
- Dun Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Allan R. Loudell
University of Delaware Garden, Newark
New Castle County, DE
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Painted Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 40+
- Sachem 60+
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots
Howard County, MD
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 20
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 4
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Painted Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Sachem 5
Matthew O'Donnell
Meadowood Special Recreation Area
Fairfax County, VA
Lots of butterflies feeding on zinnias at the Mustang trailhead parking lot. Found my first Ocola Skipper.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 10
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady 7
- Common Buckeye 15
- Monarch 3
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 10
- Sachem 35
- Ocola Skipper 1
Glenn Koppel
Raymond R. (Andy) Guest, Shenandoah River SP
Warren County, VA
Activity winding down here, much lower than last visit.
- Cabbage White 11
- Orange Sulphur 7
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Common Buckeye 6
- Red-spotted Admiral 3
- Monarch 3
Warren A. Jacobs
Island Beach State Park, Barnegat Inlet
Ocean County, NJ
Lots of monarchs flying south across the inlet
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Mourning Cloak
- Common Buckeye
- Monarch abundant
Matthew O'Donnell
Leesylvania State Park
Prince William County, VA
Very few nectar sources. Carolina Satyrs, seen/photographed last week by other butterfliers, were absent. Found a Clouded Skipper caterpillar—I think.
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 5
- Clouded Skipper 1
Tom Fiore
Hook Mt., Nyack
Rockland County, NY
Giant Swallowtail rare in county; the Question Marks, 2 of the Mourning Cloaks, and all of the Red Admirals and certainly all of the Monarchs appeared as migrants passing the mountain summit and moving steadily SW through the day, more so later in the day.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Question Mark 6+
- Mourning Cloak 3
- American Lady 2
- Red Admiral 25+
- Monarch 150+
- Sachem 1
Alfred Adamo
High Park
City of Toronto, ON
Ocola Skipper, 1st record for Toronto, northernmost record in Province of Ontario. Found first by Bob Yukich. Still present Sept. 24th. Photographs by Bob Yukich.
- Ocola Skipper 1
Bob Grosek
Port dickinson Park and elsewhere
Broome County, NY
- Cabbage White 12
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Eastern Comma 1
- Monarch 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
Dave Hanson
City of Washburn
Bayfield County, WI
Fierys, Sachems, and Dainty Sulphurs hanging on even after a mild freeze. In addition there are dozens of Common Green Darners flying today. The temperature today just touched 70 degrees.
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Dainty Sulphur 4
- Common Buckeye 1
- Fiery Skipper 16
- Sachem 3
John Lampkin
Rockland Country Club, Sparkill [Golf Course]
Rockland County, NY
Weekly Count with groundskeeper Matt Ceplo
Still plenty of nectar but temperature didn’t break 70.
Fierys varied from worn to fresh.
Surprise was fresh duskywing.
- Cabbage White 11
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Monarch 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 11
- Peck's Skipper 2
John Lampkin
Mountainside Park, Pequannock
Morris County, NJ
With Charlie Mayhood and Betty Aiken.
The Long-tailed Skipper, common in the deep south, is a rare stray to northern NJ. Betty found it in the gardens at Cedar Crest Retirement Village which borders the park.
Mountainside Park is a dependable site for Little Yellow.
- Cabbage White 7
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 9
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 3
- Red Admiral 2
- Monarch 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Vincent Corsello
Appalachian Trail Lands From Canal Road To State Route 94,Vernon
Sussex County, NJ
The Northern Pearly-eye was very late and the Fiery Skipper is the first record for me on the AT in Vernon.
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 28
- Clouded Sulphur 10
- Orange Sulphur 15
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 12
- Question Mark 5
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Admiral 1
- Viceroy 2
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Northern Pearly-eye 1
- Monarch 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
Matthew O'Donnell
South Run stream valley/power line cut
Fairfax city, VA
Little Yellows increased since last visit. Found a mating pair.
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 10
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 13
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 25
- Common Buckeye 4
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 2
- Common Checkered-Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 5
Michael Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua, New York
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 2
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Bob Grosek
Upper Lisle Park and Port Dickinson
Broome County, NY
- Cabbage White 10
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 7
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Monarch 3
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 1
Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom
Mt. Loretto State Unique Area preserve, southern Staten Island
Richmond County, NY
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.
- 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+
James Fleullan
Piedmont NWR, Barron Russell Rd.
Jones County, GA
- Dainty Sulphur 1
James Fleullan
Piedmont NWR, Baron Russell Rd.
Jones County, GA
Lifer Ceraunus Blue and Dainty Sulphur!!
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 8
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 80
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Common Buckeye 6
- Viceroy 1
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Whirlabout 1
- Eufala Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Various roadsides in Lancaster County
Lancaster County, PA
All Meadow Fritillaries were observed in Kinzers, PA
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 18
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 13
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
- Variegated Fritillary 4
- Meadow Fritillary 9
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 7
- Monarch 9
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 6
- Fiery Skipper 32
- Sachem 4
Dennis O. Miranda
Lower Suwanee River National Wildlife Refuge
Levy County, FL
- Palamedes Swallowtail
- Queen
- Horace's Duskywing
- Byssus Skipper
Matthew O'Donnell
Shenandoah National Park--Dickey Ridge Visitor Center
Warren County, VA
- Cabbage White 4
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
Matthew O'Donnell
Shenandoah National Park--Fort Windham Rocks
Warren County, VA
- Eastern Comma 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
Matthew O'Donnell
Shenandoah River State Park
Warren County, VA
- Cabbage White 9
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 20
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 2
- Ocola Skipper 1
Linda and Buck Cooper, Dave and Marga Cutler, Marc and Barbara Woodmansee
Three Lakes WMA - Williams Rd area
Osceola County, FL
This area of central Florida has many acres of well-managed public lands including other units of Three Lakes WMA, Bull Creek WMA, Triple N Ranch WMA (all in Osceola), Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park (Okeechobee County) and Avon Park Air Force Range (Polk County).
- Zebra Swallowtail 15
- Black Swallowtail 6
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Palamedes Swallowtail 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 17
- Barred Yellow 15
- Little Yellow 79
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 9
- Little Metalmark 5
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Phaon Crescent 30
- Pearl Crescent 9
- Common Buckeye 14
- White Peacock 375
- Viceroy 1
- Carolina Satyr 10
- Georgia Satyr 2
- Monarch 2
- Queen 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 22
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Northern Cloudywing 6
- Confused Cloudywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 10
- Zarucco Duskywing 8
- Swarthy Skipper 14
- Clouded Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 4
- Fiery Skipper 23
- Meske's Skipper 5
- Tawny-edged Skipper 17
- Whirlabout 28
- Southern Broken-Dash 14
- Sachem 5
- Arogos Skipper 59
- Delaware Skipper 11
- Palmetto Skipper 7
- Berry's Skipper 4
- Eufala Skipper 20
- Twin-spot Skipper 29
- Ocola Skipper 13
David L. Amadio
Wheelabrator Refuge, Westville
Gloucester County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 12
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 6
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 2
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 8
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Cabbage White 8
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 10
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Common Buckeye 15
- Monarch 5
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Sachem 40
Allan R. Loudell
Dutch Neck Road (and adjoining dirt road / path) south of the C & D Canal south of Delaware City
New Castle County, DE
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Bronze Copper 6
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
- Silvery Checkerspot 4
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 10
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 4
- Monarch 4
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Andrew Block
Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bronx County, NY
- Cabbage White 6
- Question Mark 1
- Monarch 2
Matthew O'Donnell
Occoquan Bay NWR
Prince William County, VA
My first Mourning Cloaks of the fall season.
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Monarch 1
Steven Rosenthal
Lido Preserve, Pt Lookout/Lido Beach
Nassau County, NY
long tailed skipper viewed briefly 2-3 times on butterfly bush, before a strong wind gust and could not be refound after 30+ mins
single cloudless sulphur spotted 4 separate times over 90 mins in this small preserve -same individual(s)?
- Black Swallowtail 1 small,worn
- Cabbage White common
- Orange Sulphur 4 at least one alba form
- Cloudless Sulphur 1+
- Mourning Cloak 3
- American Lady common
- Painted Lady common
- Red Admiral common
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch abundant
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper common
- Sachem common
Michael Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua, New York
Westchester County, NY
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
Mike Reese
Russell Hill
Grant County, WI
The White M Hairstreak was a lifer for me and only the 8th Wisconsin record.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 14
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Little Yellow 4
- Dainty Sulphur 5
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
Rich Kelly, Mike Feder, David Werier
Baldwin Harbor Town Park
Nassau County, NY
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 4
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 12
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Sachem 6
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Clouded Skippers (one in photo) have been seen more often this year at this site than previously