November 2020 Sightings
Ken Wilson
Escondido yard
San Diego County, CA
- Giant Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Clouded Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Marine Blue
- Gulf Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
- Painted Lady
- Monarch
- Fiery Skipper
- Umber Skipper
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 8
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 6
- Lyside Sulphur 4
- Boisduval's Yellow 2
- Little Yellow 8
- Mimosa Yellow 2
- Silver-banded Hairstreak 3
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak 5
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 8
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Cassius Blue 5
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Rounded Metalmark 3
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Julia Heliconian 1
- Mexican Fritillary 1
- Bordered Patch 4
- Elada Checkerspot 1
- Vesta Crescent 3
- Phaon Crescent 5
- White Peacock 20
- Tropical Leafwing 2
- Tawny Emperor 6
- Carolina Satyr 5
- Monarch 2
- Queen 150
- Soldier 15
- Guava Skipper 1
- White-striped Longtail 3
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 3
- Brown Longtail 30
- Sickle-winged Skipper 40
- Brown-banded Skipper 1
- White-patched Skipper 1
- Mournful Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 10
- Laviana White-Skipper 10
- Julia's Skipper 2
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 10
- Clouded Skipper 10
- Double-dotted Skipper 4
- Southern Skipperling 3
- Fiery Skipper 8
- Whirlabout 3
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Common Mellana 10
- Eufala Skipper 6
- Ocola Skipper 2
- Purple-washed Skipper 1
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
Sunny, cool, blustery, Temps says 56 feels cooler with the winds. No frost yet though over 24 hrs of gale force winds. Karen Thompson visit, able to see 6 species. Fair numbers of grass skippers. Total of 8 species flying. Surprised not to see a Common Buckeye. Taking down the canna’s stalks found another chrysalis. There are several over wintering Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalises. Have Black Swallowtail caterpillars on rue.
- Cabbage White 3
- American Lady 4
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 2
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Sachem 8
- Brazilian Skipper 1
Penelope Stritch
Edward Drive
Berkeley County, WV
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Mike Reese
Avoca Wildlife Area - Hay Road
Iowa County, WI
I was very surprised that my only butterfly was a Checkered White! This is only the fifth one this year in the state and my first of the year.
- Checkered White 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots, Columbia
Howard County, MD
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Common Buckeye 2
Glenn Koppel
Canoe Creek State Park
Blair County, PA
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Eastern Comma 1
Ron Smith
Brooker Creek Preserve
Pinellas County, FL
(12-79) Not a full-out effort. Was specifically looking for Least Skippers in November.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 5
- Little Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 8
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 6
- White Peacock 30
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Queen 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 18
- Fiery Skipper 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
Nectar sources fast disappearing after a light widespread frost. Only a few protected plants remain viable now. Pearl Crescent was tiny. One Monarch was fresh and the other flying into a south headwind about 5 MPH.
- Cabbage White 5
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 2
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
Sunny, 67, with slight winds and a nice selection of butterflies. First Ocola Skipper in the yard since 10/22. 4 mint fresh Cloudless Sulphur’s which I believe must have eclosed here. Est counts of both Fiery and Sachem Skippers. Numbers were higher but as working in the garden didn’t take the time for a more accurate count. I always find it surprising that we can have several days of quite bad weather and they still bounce back.
- Cabbage White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- American Lady 8
- Painted Lady 5
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 8
- Fiery Skipper 8
- Sachem 11
- Ocola Skipper 1
John J. Collins
Duke Farms
Somerset County, NJ
Bright and sunny and warm. One of the Orange Sulphurs was nectaring on a dandelion flower.
- Orange Sulphur 2
Penelope Stritch
Edward Drive
Berkeley County, WV
The second Buckeye was unusually dark brown on the hindwings, including the eyespots.
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Bart Jones
Frontera Audubon and Nature Valley Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Great Southern White
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Mimosa Yellow
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Cassius Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian
- Elada Checkerspot
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- White Peacock
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Guava Skipper
- White-striped Longtail
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper
- Brown-banded Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
Andrew Block
Ooms Conservation Area, East Chatham,
Columbia County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
Steven Rosenthal
Jones Beach State Park, Central Mall and Wild Play Area
Nassau County, NY
1.25 hr visit to see what was still flying after our first frost, sunny 61 F, still a good amount of plantings in bloom, as well as goldenrods by Wild Play field. Mild weather for the next week or more bodes well for the Monarchs.
- Cabbage White 4+
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 10-12
Renee Davis
Ooms Conservation Area
Columbia County, NY
While waiting to view a Sage Thrasher this butterfly flew by. The thrasher did show for a short time afterwards.
- Cabbage White 1
Linda Romine
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Clermont County, OH
Very surprised to see a very fresh male Zabulon Skipper. Most recent sighting was back on September 15, which is about a week later than most years, so this is quite unusual.
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Jeff Gesell
Jacobsburg State Park
Northampton County, PA
It’s been a rough couple of weeks in Eastern Pa…several hard frosts, cold daytime temps, heavy rains, and strong wind. Nectar sources reduced to scarce dandelions and a few goldenrods. Nonetheless a handful of individuals still around…
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Common Buckeye 2
Bart Jones
National Butterfly Center, Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, and the Retama Wall
Hidalgo County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Checkered White
- Great Southern White
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Marius Hairstreak
- Silver-banded Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Cassius Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- Red-bordered Pixie
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Mexican Silverspot
- Julia Heliconian
- Zebra Heliconian
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Elada Checkerspot
- Texan Crescent
- Pale-banded Crescent
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Question Mark
- Painted Lady
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Malachite
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Guava Skipper
- White-striped Longtail
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Two-barred Flasher
- Coyote Cloudywing
- Texas Powdered-Skipper
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Brown-banded Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Double-dotted Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Brazilian Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
- Purple-washed Skipper
- Evans' Skipper
Curtis A. Lehman
Forest Hills
Allegheny County, PA
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sachem 1
- Little Yellow 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
Full sun, 73 degrees, windy.
- Cabbage White 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Marcus Gray
Home garden in Huguenot.
Orange County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
Bart Jones
Falcon State Park
Starr County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Great Southern White
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Xami Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Clytie Ministreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Reakirt's Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Rounded Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Julia Heliconian
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Banded Patch
- Elada Checkerspot
- Texan Crescent
- Vesta Crescent
- White Peacock
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Monarch
- Queen
- White-striped Longtail
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Brown Longtail
- Two-barred Flasher
- Coyote Cloudywing
- Texas Powdered-Skipper
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Erichson's White-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
Steven Rosenthal
Point Lookout
Nassau County, NY
sunny upper 60s
One of the sulphurs was the white (“alba”) form
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Common Buckeye 3
- Monarch 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 1
Edward Perry IV
Mason Terrace, Melbourne, FL, 32935
Brevard County, FL
Yard Butterflies. Before the bad weather from ETA started to set in the butterflies fueled up for a sunny start to an otherwise cloudy day. This Cassius Blue gave me a great photo op for a few minutes before the winds started to blow.
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Cassius Blue 4
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Monarch 1
- Monk Skipper 1
Kathy Beza Richardson
Old City Point Waterfront Park
Hopewell city, VA
sunny, mid 70’s, little to no breeze
- Cabbage White 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Marcus Gray
Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Morris County, NJ
Sunny & 75F. Worth a look due to the non-native collection with plants flowering despite frosts. The pipevine by the conference center has been removed.
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Painted Lady 1
Penelope Stritch
Edward Drive
Berkeley County, WV
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Bart Jones
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Polydamas Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Checkered White
- Great Southern White
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Marius Hairstreak
- Silver-banded Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak
- Clytie Ministreak
- Cassius Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- Red-bordered Pixie
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Julia Heliconian
- Zebra Heliconian
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Pale-banded Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Question Mark
- Painted Lady
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- Tropical Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Hackberry Emperor
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Queen
- Soldier
- White-striped Longtail
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Coyote Cloudywing
- Texas Powdered-Skipper
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
Douglas Buege
Near Burrows Park, Maple Bluff
Dane County, WI
73 degrees F at noon, I saw the solitary butterfly flying 3 to 5 feet off the ground. It landed and I had a good look at the topside. Likely, it arrived on southern winds that have prevailed for a week.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
A pleasant surprise to have a fresh Cloudless Sulphur for ten minutes, and onward north after fueling up some.
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Cabbage White 2
- American Snout 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Sachem 5
- Ocola Skipper 2
John and Nancy Crosby
Sea Way NE, Shellman Bluff, GA
McIntosh County, GA
Cloudy with light rain at times. 75 degrees. No frost here yet.
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- Little Yellow 2
- Cassius Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 7
- Common Buckeye 4
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 10
- Fiery Skipper 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkridge
Howard County, MD
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Common Buckeye 12
- Sachem 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
Curtis A. Lehman
Forest Hills
Allegheny County, PA
- Orange Sulphur 1
- American Lady 1
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
An awesome November 2 digit day of butterflies. A Clouded Skipper found by HT and then, HT & SG found a Long-tailed Skipper and 2 fresh Brazilian Skippers. They went onto find Ocola and Gray Hairstreak. Always great to have visitors to my yard. Sunny, low 70’s and little wind. Continue to have great numbers of Monarchs for this time of year with a small roost in the cherry tree last night.
- Cabbage White 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- American Lady 7
- Painted Lady 3
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 8
- Monarch 15
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 9
- Sachem 12
- Brazilian Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 1
Jeff Gesell
Jacobsburg State Park
Northampton County, PA
Sunny, breezy, upper 70s…beautiful fall day. Surprised to see a very late season American Lady!
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- American Lady 1
Jim Wilkinson
Fort Holabird Park
Baltimore city, MD
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 4
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
Another Cloudless Sulphur barely stopping for a moment and gone. A very late Monarch nectaring on Mexican Sunflower and shot with a cell phone.
- Cabbage White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 1
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
Another wonderful warm, sunny November day in the garden with winds 5-10 MPH. Double digit species and some species in double digits. More Monarchs arriving in the PM. How long will this nice weather and the butterflies be here?
- Cabbage White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- American Lady 9
- Painted Lady 5
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 11
- Monarch 18
- Fiery Skipper 9
- Sachem 11
- Brazilian Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 1
Jeff Gesell
Ballas Park/Jacobsburg State Park
Northampton County, PA
2 locations a few miles apart…partly cloudy, breezy with gusts, mid-70s. Another great late season day. Still a few species holding on with the recent stretch of warm weather - despite next to nothing for nectar sources…
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Common Buckeye 8
Mary McNeil
CVS parking lot, Henderson Ave, Tampa 33629
Hillsborough County, FL
Atala landed on my windshield
- Atala 1
Bart Jones
Resaca de la Palma
Cameron County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Boisduval's Yellow
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Silver-banded Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Clytie Ministreak
- Cassius Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Rounded Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- Blue Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Julia Heliconian
- Zebra Heliconian
- Phaon Crescent
- Question Mark
- White Peacock
- Band-celled Sister
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Guava Skipper
- White-striped Longtail
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Two-barred Flasher
- Mimosa Skipper
- Mazans Scallopwing
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Brown-banded Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- Mournful Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Turk's-cap White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Double-dotted Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
Continues to be warm (70 at noon), partly sunny AM, rains started about 1:30 PM. Working in the gardens, digging out cannas. Still have a few cannas blooming in the backyard though most stalks were cut down earlier this week. Zinnias, several varieties of lantana and Mexican sage continue to bloom though are fading. Monarchs flying at 7:15 AM. Saw my last Monarch in the drizzle at 2:15 PM heading south over the garage. Still have Black Swallowtail caterpillars on parsley and 3 overwintering Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalises.
As the season winds down and the rains arrived, I wonder how many butterflies will be left here next week?
- Cabbage White 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- American Lady 6
- Painted Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 6
- Monarch 15
- Fiery Skipper 8
- Sachem 9
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Scott Anderson
Celery Fields
Sarasota County, FL
1030am-115pm, 81-82 degrees, cloudy to partly cloudy, light wind to very windy
- Great Southern White 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Orange-barred Sulphur 8
- Barred Yellow 152
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 5
- Ceraunus Blue 7
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 185
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 6
- Queen 40
- Dorantes Longtail 49
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 6
- Clouded Skipper 4
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 19
- Brazilian Skipper 6
Steve Carbol
Southern Native Nursery
Palm Beach County, FL
The nursery sells a variety of native and exotic butterfly plants and attracts a variety of species in quantity.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Polydamas Swallowtail 3
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 2
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 7
- Orange-barred Sulphur 3
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 4
- Gulf Fritillary 7
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Phaon Crescent 1
- White Peacock 3
- Monarch 6
- Queen 5
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 2
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
Near the end for this year at this location. Cabbage White on Chinese Cabbage, next year’s egg source perhaps.
- Cabbage White 1
John and Nancy Crosby
Sea Way NE, Shellman Bluff, GA
McIntosh County, GA
75 degrees and sunny after tropical storm rain for several days.
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 20
- Little Yellow 7
- Sleepy Orange 3
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 5
- Gulf Fritillary common
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Common Buckeye 5
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Monarch 1
- Long-tailed Skipper common
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 5
Dennis Vollmar
Arthur R Marshall Loxahatchee NWR
Palm Beach County, FL
9a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mostly sunny low 80s very light breeze. Butterfly garden by the visitor center, the trail to the North up to impoundment B, canal on main road.
- Palamedes Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 1
- Atala 8
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Julia Heliconian 4
- Zebra Heliconian 9
- Phaon Crescent 1
- White Peacock 14
- Viceroy 2
- Ruddy Daggerwing 5
- Queen 2
- Soldier 4
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
One lone Monarch seen for about an hour feeding on zinnias in the backyard. It was windy, cool and cloudy so I did not go out to look for other butterflies. Will this be my last butterfly for the yard for this season?
- Monarch 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkhorn Garden Plots, Columbia
Howard County, MD
- Cabbage White 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
Scott Anderson
Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
Sarasota County, FL
1030am-130pm, 80-83 degrees, partly cloudy, calm
- Great Southern White 1
- Barred Yellow 115
- Little Yellow 3
- Ceraunus Blue 5
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 29
- Common Buckeye 4
- White Peacock 54
- Queen 1
- Dorantes Longtail 17
- Fiery Skipper 27
- Whirlabout 2
- Eufala Skipper 1
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
Sunny, 58 degrees, windy 15 -18 MPH. Walk around the gardens about 1 PM. Shocked that any butterflies were out and that 7 species were flying. Images obtained of all but the Brazilian Skipper. One of the Monarchs had a tag but I couldn’t get a picture of it.
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Monarch 4
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Sachem 2
- Brazilian Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
Sunny, temperature in the 60’s with winds around 15 MPH but still a few hardy butterflies out after almost 2 days of rain. A fiery skipper seen along with one that wouldn’t settle down for me to get a decent look for an ID. Black Swallowtail caterpillars continue on curly parsley along with 3 Spicebush Swallowtail chrysalises.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- American Lady 2
- Monarch 6
- Fiery Skipper 1
Scott Anderson
Sleeping Turtles Preserve South
Sarasota County, FL
1230pm-230pm, 75-79 degrees, sunny, light wind
- Great Southern White 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 43
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 10
- White Peacock 10
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
Beth Polvino
my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
One walk around the yard about 10:30 AM, temp 53, sunny at the time with winds about 15 MPH. Weather changed to rain and increased winds about 1PM when a storm came through the area.
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Sachem 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
Full sun, windy 15 MPH out of SW, and a high of 58 degrees.
- Common Buckeye 1
Roy Cohutta
Albany Nursery WMA
Dougherty County, GA
23C degrees.
7 MPH NE wind, sometimes gusting.
Partly cloudy.
Finish at 16:14
Start at 14:00
This WMA is managed for dove. Vegetation includes low shrubs, mustard?, rattlebox (many Utetheisa ornatrix). The mustard and some of the rattlebox were blooming. There are a few swamps. Many hundreds of sparrows spend the winter. I was mainly interested in grasshoppers, but made notes of the butterflies.
- Cabbage White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow common
- Sleepy Orange common
- Gulf Fritillary 10
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye common
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- White Checkered-Skipper 10
Andrew Block
off Burying Hill Beach, Westport,
Fairfield County, CT
Never seen a Monarch this late by far.
- Monarch 1
Karlo and Alison Mirth
Jones Beach State Park
Nassau County, NY
Sunny and mild, 64 degrees, from 12 PM - 2 PM. This was our latest date of seeing Cloudless Sulphurs in New York. Sightings also include a few leps from nearby Point Lookout.
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 3
Scott Anderson
Lemon Bay Park and Environmental Center
Sarasota County, FL
1115am-150pm, 76-77 degrees, partly cloudy, light wind
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Statira Sulphur 6
- Barred Yellow 420
- Cassius Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Common Buckeye 2
- Mangrove Buckeye 1
- White Peacock 15
- Mangrove Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 3
- Dorantes Longtail 6
- Three-spotted Skipper 2
Dennis Vollmar
Navy Wells Pineland Preserve
Miami-Dade County, FL
W Wallenstein and D Vollmar
2:45 to 3:15 PM. Mostly sunny light breeze.
- Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Gulf Fritillary 13
- White Peacock 1
- Queen 2
Dennis Vollmar
Everglades National Park Gate 10 trail
Monroe County, FL
W Wallenstein and D Vollmar
11:30 to 2pm. Mostly sunny light breeze.
Trail had up to 12 inches of water on 50-60% of the 2 miles we covered.
Not many butterflies, 1 Eastern Diamondback Ratttlesnake swimming on the trail
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 2
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Monk Skipper 1
Dennis Vollmar
Everglades National Park (Flamingo Area)
Monroe County, FL
W Wallenstein and D Vollmar
8am to 11am. Mostly sunny, light breeze. Overall pretty slow on the butterfly front. 7 Manatee and 1 American Crocodile at the marina.
- Little Yellow 3
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 30
- Monarch 1
- Queen 2
- Three-spotted Skipper 2
Sue Roderus
Islanders Beach Park, Hilton Head Island
Beaufort County, SC
- Ceraunus Blue 1
John Lampkin
Fred and Idah Schultz Preserve
Hillsborough County, FL
7 - 11 am; 68-78;
Multitasking during a bird count.
Odd not seeing Fiery Skippers or Whirlabouts.
- Great Southern White
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Orange-barred Sulphur
- Barred Yellow
- Little Yellow
- Dainty Sulphur
- Cassius Blue +
- Ceraunus Blue
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian
- Phaon Crescent
- Pearl Crescent
- Common Buckeye
- Mangrove Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Viceroy
- Monarch
- Queen
- Dorantes Longtail
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Three-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
Heather Jiva
My yard in Taylors, Greer area
Greenville County, SC
This is the first year I have had any Long-tailed Skipper and it took me a while to get a good picture. But today the one just hung around and came in the garage and wanted to get on the underside of my Crown of Many Thorns that I’m overwintering.
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
Roy Cohutta
Albany Nursery WMA
Dougherty County, GA
1400-1600, 22-23C, Wind NNW 10MPH, Full Sun, Field with low vegetation (Beggars Tick, Field Mustard) near wooded swamp areas.
I was mainly looking for grasshoppers, but could not ignore the butterflies, many of which still looked to be in good shape.
I have had the Dorantes here at this location before this late in the season. But it is always a surprise to see any and they are rare here. I took the photos to partly assure myself. The ventral and flight shots posted here are of the identical individual.
The Zebra Heliconian(s) were at the edge of the swamp. There was a handful of them floating around in the same general area. They seem somewhat late for Georgia and they and the Dorantes were not expected today.
I probably just missed the Tropical Checkered-Skippers when I was here a few days ago. It is no longer a surprise to see them in SW Georgia in the right habitat.
- Cabbage White 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 4
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Gulf Fritillary 11
- Zebra Heliconian 5
- American Lady 3
- Common Buckeye common
- Long-tailed Skipper 4
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Barred Yellow 49
- Little Yellow 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 5
- Ceraunus Blue 24
- Little Metalmark 5
- Gulf Fritillary 6
- Phaon Crescent 57
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- White Peacock 29
- Viceroy 2
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Southern Skipperling 5
- Ocola Skipper 2
Ron Smith
Fort De Soto Park
Pinellas County, FL
(27-471) 9:30-1:30. Mostly sunny. Many species nectaring on Sleepy Morning (Waltheria indica), which is utilized by Mallow Scrub-Hairstreaks as their host plant here. An incredible late November day of butterflying. 2nd-highest total of Mallows for the park, 2nd-ever park record of Sleepy Orange and 3rd-ever park record for Variegated Fritillary. The mosquitoes were just as numerous.
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Statira Sulphur 3
- Barred Yellow 144
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 62
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 6
- Gulf Fritillary 17
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 51
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 80
- White Peacock 30
- Monarch 25
- Queen 1
- Mangrove Skipper 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 14
- Dorantes Longtail 8
- White Checkered-Skipper 4
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Monk Skipper 3
- Obscure Skipper 7
- Ocola Skipper 2
John and Nancy Crosby
Sea Way NE, Shellman Bluff, GA
McIntosh County, GA
Sunny and 79 degrees for a high today. My first crop of zinnias self seeded this second crop. They are only 12” tall vs 4-5 feet tall for the first crop but they are blooming and providing nectar for lots of butterflies!
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Barred Yellow 3
- Little Yellow 5
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 25
- Common Buckeye 8
- Long-tailed Skipper 18
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Sachem 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 4
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA, 7 Bridges Road
Dougherty County, GA
Habitat: Weedy fields with low vegetation near cypress swamps. Beggar Ticks, Field Mustard, Rattlebox, Asters, Weeds, etc.
Weather: 23-25C, Wind S 10-12 MPH, Partly Cloudy.
Finish: 1545
Start: 11:52
Never thought I would see this in SW Georgia: Queen Butterflies were COMMON if not ABUNDANT. In one very large multi-acre plot of blooming Field Mustard, Queen were everywhere. Photographed a Queen and a Zebra Heliconian in same frame (see pic).
Photographed the only Long-tailed Skipper of the day (They were common until recently).
Photographed one of the two Dorantes Skippers.
Did not try to ID the few small dark Grass Skippers I observed.
I positively identified a couple Tropical Checkered-Skipper(s) and a couple Common/White. I did not try to ID the 20 or so other Checkered-Skippers I saw.
Spent most of the time chasing grasshoppers and katydids.
- Cloudless Sulphur 10
- Little Yellow common
- Sleepy Orange 10
- Gulf Fritillary 6
- Zebra Heliconian 20
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 15
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Queen common
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
The temperature was 67 under a mostly sunny sky as I walked through the paths of the woods and me in shorts, just inside and on the sunny side, I saw this sighting amongst Greenbriers and Wineberry from almost seventy-five feet away. I was basically birding with binoculars at the time.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Alan R Mennig
White Horse Village Retirement Community, Newtown Square
Delaware County, PA
Sunny, 65 degrees
- Orange Sulphur 1
John and Nancy Crosby
Sea Way NE, Shellman Bluff, GA
McIntosh County, GA
79 degrees and sunny! No frost yet. We think we had a Sleepy Orange yesterday and today but could not get close enough to confirm.
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Barred Yellow 1
- Little Yellow 4
- Cassius Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 22
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Common Buckeye 8
- Long-tailed Skipper 15
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Zebra Heliconian 1
Ron Smith
Fort De Soto Park
Pinellas County, FL
Concentrated on three species. Sunny with temps reaching 75. The scrub-hairstreaks were on the abundant Sleepy Morning plants found throughout the park.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 228
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 107
- Ceraunus Blue X
- Gulf Fritillary X
- Phaon Crescent X
- Common Buckeye 98
- Mangrove Buckeye 1
- White Peacock X
- Monarch X
- Long-tailed Skipper X
- Dorantes Longtail X
- White Checkered-Skipper X
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper X
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 5
- Ceraunus Blue 4
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- White Peacock 23
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 8
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 3
- White Checkered-Skipper 6
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 11
- Fiery Skipper 11
- Brazilian Skipper 2
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Barred Yellow 4
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Gulf Fritillary 15
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Common Buckeye 7
- Long-tailed Skipper 12
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Dennis Vollmar
Dagny Johnson Tropical Botanic Hammock
Monroe County, FL
11:45 to 1pm. No wind, sunny,
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Julia Heliconian 7
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Mangrove Skipper 1
Dennis Vollmar
John Pennekamp State Park
Monroe County, FL
9:15 to 11:30 mostly cloudy changing to mostly sunny. no wind 81 degrees
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Silver-banded Hairstreak 4
- Cassius Blue 6
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Phaon Crescent 2
- White Peacock 6
- Malachite 1
- Mangrove Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 1
Josh Gilbert
51 Long Hill Rd, Clinton, CT 06413
Middlesex County, CT
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Atala 1
- Cassius Blue 2
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
Linda Romine
William H. Harsha Lake
Clermont County, OH
Sunny, mid 40’s, no breeze. 12:30-2:30pm. Likely the latest Pearl Crescent I have seen in Ohio. I saw one 17 November 2007 for previous record late date.
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 2
Tom Palmer
My yard
Polk County, FL
- Polydamas Swallowtail 5
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Cassius Blue 2
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Monarch 2
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
Daniel Jones
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 10
- Little Yellow 2
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 10
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 25
- Clytie Ministreak 2
- Cassius Blue 10
- Fatal Metalmark 2
- Red-bordered Pixie 20
- American Snout 5
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Julia Heliconian 3
- Zebra Heliconian 6
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Mexican Fritillary 2
- Bordered Patch 2
- Texan Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent 8
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral 1
- White Peacock 5
- Spot-celled Sister 1
- Mexican Bluewing 6
- Common Mestra 2
- Tropical Leafwing 5
- Pale-spotted Leafwing 2
- Tawny Emperor 50
- Pavon Emperor 1
- Carolina Satyr 6
- Monarch 1
- Queen 50
- Soldier 5
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail 6
- Two-barred Flasher 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper 6
- White Checkered-Skipper 6
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 6
- Laviana White-Skipper 6
- Turk's-cap White-Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 50
- Clouded Skipper 25
- Common Mellana 1
- Eufala Skipper 10
Scott Anderson
Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
Sarasota County, FL
1115am-1245pm, 77-81 degrees, sunny, calm
- Barred Yellow 83
- Ceraunus Blue 9
- Gulf Fritillary 6
- Phaon Crescent 27
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 28
- Queen 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 38
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Ocola Skipper 2
Sunny, mostly clear skies, 87 degrees.