April 2021 Sightings
Dennis Holmes
La Cueva Picnic Area, Albuquerque
Bernalillo County, NM
- Sandia Hairstreak 6
Scott Anderson
North Venice
Sarasota County, FL
Went for a bike ride (near Aria and Laurel Road) and spotted the first American Lady I’ve found in Sarasota County. I got off my bike and got within 18 inches of it to be sure the ID was correct. 1pm, 69 degrees and very windy.
- American Lady 1
David H. Bartholomew
San Bruno Mountain, State and County Park
San Mateo County, CA
With David Rawlinson, Sarab Seth, and Nancy Asquith. Unusually warm (high 70’s), and calm (no wind coming in off the ocean). We had the good fortune to find three of the four federally protected butterflies which occur at SBM: San Bruno Elfin, Bay Checkerspot, and Mission Blue.
- Anise Swallowtail 12
- Cabbage White 1
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin 10
- Moss' Elfin 16
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 28
- Boisduval's Blue 12
- Variable Checkerspot 14
- Edith's Checkerspot 4
- California Tortoiseshell 4
- West Coast Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Mournful Duskywing 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
- Cabbage White 3
- Mourning Cloak 1
Joanne Langabee
Fontenelle Forest
Sarpy County, NE
A perfect day for butterflying, Temperature close to 80, little wind and clear blue sky. The butterflies didn’t stay put for very long so hard to get pictures. First Mourning Cloak in 2 years. Early for Cabbage White.
- Cabbage White 1
- Spring Azure 3
- Eastern Comma 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 1
- Gemmed Satyr 1
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Little Wood-Satyr 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Pat Thomas
Superior Street, Duluth
St. Louis County, MN
- Mourning Cloak 3
Pat Thomas
Knife River - one mile upriver of highway 61
St. Louis County, MN
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 58
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 2
- American Snout 1
- Pearl Crescent 8
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Monarch 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 7
Michael Diederich
19 Chappaqua Mountain Road Butterfly Garden, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
1:15 PM: First Cabbage White seen at this location.
- Cabbage White 1
Tom Fiore
Hook Mt. - north of Upper Nyack
Rockland County, NY
Afternoon visit; clearing with sun & 65 high temp.; both Falcate Orangetips seen were male. Spring Azure appeared to be ‘violacea’ form. Rock cresses and other native flowers mostly not seen, still early for them. Walk of around 3+ miles on trail in total, but most butterflies not far from the summit on this visit.
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 4
Clifford Hence
East Mt Airy section of Philadelphia
Philadelphia County, PA
First butterfly of the season flew through our yard in the East Mt Airy section of Philly. Sorry no pics.
- Cabbage White 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
The high today was 67, sunny and very windy.
- Cabbage White 6
- Eastern Comma 1
Dennis Vollmar
Three Lakes WMA
Osceola County, FL
10am to 3:45pm, 69 - 73 degrees, sunny to partly cloudy, 10-15mph wind
- Zebra Swallowtail 9
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 30+
- Great Southern White 9
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 2
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Little Metalmark 3
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Phaon Crescent 4
- Pearl Crescent 13
- Common Buckeye 7
- White Peacock 7
- Carolina Satyr 16
- Georgia Satyr 3
- Northern Cloudywing 4
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 8
- Southern Broken-Dash 6
- Arogos Skipper 3
- Delaware Skipper 2
- Palmetto Skipper 2
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 3
Robert Emond
Plank Road WMA
Jefferson County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 8
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Gemmed Satyr 3
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 20
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Zarucco Duskywing 2
- Yucca Giant-Skipper 1
Michael Diederich
Chappaqua Friends Nursery School, Route 120, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkridge area
Howard County, MD
- Cabbage White 10
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Barbara Peck
Anderson River Park, Anderson
Shasta County, CA
Cool, mostly overcast morning, clearing before noon and warming to 70’s. During a 2.4 mile walk mainly in natural areas of riparian park, I counted 210 Pipevine Swallowtails, 1 Western Tiger Swallowtails, 1 Cabbage White, 3 Mournful Duskywing, and 3 Silvery Blue. Pipevines started flying early in walk. Others seen mostly toward the end as it warmed up. the pipevines were mostly in continuous flight till toward the end of the walk. Then I found them nectaring on redbud, fiddleneck, and vetch.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 210
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Silvery Blue 3
- Mournful Duskywing 3
Walter Wallenstein
Long Key Natural Area in Davie
Broward County, FL
2:30-3:45pm. Wild Coffee (Psychotria nervosa) was the nectar of choice. The Ruddy Daggerwings were all over it and plentiful!
- Giant Swallowtail 7
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Julia Heliconian 3
- Zebra Heliconian 32
- White Peacock 7
- Ruddy Daggerwing 55
- Monarch 2
- Horace's Duskywing 5
- Fiery Skipper 3
Linda Cooper
Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area
Osceola County, FL
9:15-5:45 Weather: 65°-80°, winds 4-8 mph, 85% sun all day. Nectar: thistles, fleabane, coreopsis. LCooper, DFraser, EPerry, NPrine. Searching for suitable habitat for Yucca Giant-Skipper found few yuccas and zero eggs, cats or adults.
- Zebra Swallowtail 22
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Palamedes Swallowtail 38
- Great Southern White 62
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 15
- Oak Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 5
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Phaon Crescent 5
- Pearl Crescent 25
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- White Peacock 4
- Carolina Satyr 10
- Georgia Satyr 6
- Monarch 6
- Queen 4
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Northern Cloudywing 20
- Zarucco Duskywing 2
- Swarthy Skipper 2
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Tawny-edged Skipper 6
- Whirlabout 56
- Southern Broken-Dash 15
- Arogos Skipper 7
- Delaware Skipper 9
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Palmetto Skipper 16
- Palatka Skipper 1
- Berry's Skipper 1
- Monk Skipper 15
- Twin-spot Skipper 76
Clifford Hence
Mt Airy Train Station
Philadelphia County, PA
Not the most exciting butterfly, but interesting numbers to see this early.
- Cabbage White 8
Randy Harrod
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
Wilson County, TN
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
- Southern Dogface 2
- Henry's Elfin 2
- Question Mark 1
- Goatweed Leafwing 1
- Gemmed Satyr 5
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
- Mustard White 7
- Cabbage White 1
- Brown Elfin 2
- Spring Azure 12
- Silvery Blue 4
- Acmon Blue 1
- Variable Checkerspot 1
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Ringlet 1
Alan Wells
Lily Pond, Harriman State Park
Rockland County, NY
Weekly Survey With Della Wells and Karen Nickeson. 10 AM to 12:30 PM; air temperature 54-65; sustained winds 1-4 mph with gusts 4-13 mph from NW.
- Spring Azure 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
JoAnna N Clayton
George McGough Park - Largo Narrows
Pinellas County, FL
Counted only the Hairstreaks that I could clearly see with binos to ID. Many in the upper parts of the Oaks, I assume most were Oak Hairstreaks. A personal high count of Oak Hairstreaks.
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Checkered White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 2
- Oak Hairstreak 8
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Zebra Heliconian 12
- Phaon Crescent 1
- White Peacock 7
- Monarch 2
- Mangrove Skipper 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 1
Penelope Stritch
Edward Drive
Berkeley County, WV
FOY Black Swallowtail. Lousy picture, but he wouldn’t sit still!
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White common
- Spring Azure 3
Jeff Gesell
Lower Nazareth Township
Northampton County, PA
A string of nice days and numbers are popping…looking forward to an open day for a hike to look for more diversity
- Cabbage White 9
Roy Cohutta
Big Ben WMA, Spring Creek Unit
Taylor County, FL
Nice weather! 65-80F, Full Sun, 9:55-4:00PM, Looked mostly in the upland areas and did not go to salt marsh. Most of the Little Wood-Saytr(s) in one small area near a little bridge over a wet area.
- Zebra Swallowtail 9
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Palamedes Swallowtail common
- Southern Dogface 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Metalmark 7
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Viceroy 4
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 15
- Monarch 1
- Confused Cloudywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Clouded Skipper 1
Michael Diederich
19 Chappaqua Mountain Road Butterfly Garden, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 9
Allen Belden
North Anna Battlefield Park
Hanover County, VA
Sunny, high in the low 80s. One Falcate Orangetip observed ovipositing on Cardamine hirsuta.
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 8
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Question Mark 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
Melissa Bruesehoff
Warren
Macomb County, MI
Sunny a little humid and temp of 81 degrees! Saw the first butterflies of 2021. All four of them - Cabbage Whites.
- Cabbage White 4
Kathy Beza Richardson
Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery
Charles City County, VA
Sunny, late afternoon, in the 80s
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Snout 1
- Pearl Crescent 4
Roy Cohutta
Big Ben WMA, Spring Creek Unit
Taylor County, FL
10:45-4:30PM, 68-78F, 01-12MPH variable, Mostly sunny
The Little Wood-Satyr(s) and Carolina Satyrs were plentiful along Henderson Road which runs along a shady swamp.
The Pearl Crescents and Salt Marsh Skippers were together on nectar source(s) along Mule Wallow Spur.
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Palamedes Swallowtail common
- Cloudless Sulphur 11
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent common
- Viceroy 5
- Carolina Satyr common
- Little Wood-Satyr common
- Monarch 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Confused Cloudywing 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper common
Andrew Block
Bronx River Pathway, Eastchester,
Westchester County, NY
Seen at various places along the path from Garth Woods south to Crestwood.
- Cabbage White 3
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Andrew Block
167 Old Army Rd., Scarsdale,
Westchester County, NY
- Mourning Cloak 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkridge area
Howard County, MD
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 2
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
James L. Monroe
Off Ohio River along Rte. 68
Beaver County, PA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 12
- Spring Azure 1
James L. Monroe
Hillcrest WMA
Hancock County, WV
partly sunny, 81 degrees, above average temperatures for last 3 or 4 days.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 43
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 12
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Bo Zaremba
Martin Burns WMA, Newbury, MA
Essex County, MA
I saw my FOY Eastern Pine Elfin here on 4/4/21, which is rather early for MA, but did not manage to get a photo until today.
- Eastern Pine Elfin 3
- Spring Azure 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
Wildcat Canyon, High Meadow, and Rogue Valley Trails. Swallowtails and duskywings were all hilltopping. California Sister was quite small, and FOS.
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Pale Swallowtail 2
- Mustard White 7
- Cabbage White 1
- Sara Orangetip 15
- Bramble Hairstreak 5
- Brown Elfin 2
- Spring Azure 14
- Silvery Blue 5
- Acmon Blue 3
- Variable Checkerspot 4
- Mourning Cloak 2
- California Sister 1
- Common Ringlet 6
- Propertius Duskywing 3
- Mournful Duskywing 3
- Persius Duskywing 1
Alan Wells
Buttermilk Falls County Park
Rockland County, NY
With Della Wells; 11 AM to 12 PM; air temperature 55-60 F; sustained winds 3-4 mph with gusts to 10 mph.
- Cabbage White 10
- Spring Azure 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Cabbage White common
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 2
Jeff Gesell
Jacobsburg State Park and PA Route 33 Corridor
Northampton County, PA
Hiked over 5 miles through variable terrain (woodland, prairie, meadow, creekside)…still lacking diversity…probably a little early yet. FOY Spring Azure. Rest assured, Cabbage Whites are alive and thriving…
- Cabbage White 49
- Spring Azure 1
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
Anise Swallowtail was black and white. It was fresh, not worn, and seen from 3 feet away. I’ve seen a couple of these over 20 years of watching.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Anise Swallowtail 1
Tom Fiore
Hudson Highlands State Park, north of Cold Spring
Putnam County, NY
cloudy start, then partly sunny, brighter at times in p.m. hours, high in mid-60’s F. - the butterflies seen were almost all during the sunny intervals. No photos of these, although attempted along the trail; not many nectar sources easily seen, yet. Also observed and photographed was a tiger beetle, Cicindela limbalis. Most of the Cabbage Whites were seen in the town. The 1 Falcate Orangetip was male and would not stop patrolling on a steep rocky slope! Trail climbed to summit of Mt. Taurus, where at least ‘commas & cloaks” were hilltopping and cavorting; 1 azure also near there.
- Cabbage White 12
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 2
- Mourning Cloak 7+
Glenn Koppel
State Game Lands 95
Butler County, PA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 54
- Spring Azure 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
Scott Anderson
Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
Sarasota County, FL
1040am-225pm, 77-82 degrees, partly cloudy, windy. Southern Oak Hairstreaks are uncommon here but may be found at this location in April. Found 12 of them today, more than all last year!
- Great Southern White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 11
- Dainty Sulphur 130
- Oak Hairstreak 12
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 10
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Phaon Crescent 19
- Common Buckeye 11
- Queen 1
- Dorantes Longtail 5
- Horace's Duskywing 6
- Zarucco Duskywing 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Whirlabout 6
- Monk Skipper 2
Joanne Langabee
Fontenelle Forest
Sarpy County, NE
Started my weekly survey of Fontenelle Forest this week. Today was cloudy for the first part of the hike, with gradual clearing. It was windy.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 8
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure 16
- Eastern Comma 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
Was around 55 degrees and sunny today. Saw our first spring azure.