Recent sightings

On fruit dish mid-morning.

Getting sun on an evergreen.

[Our first butterfly report from ATL. jc]

Did a tour looking for anything flying.

Most interesting was the photo provided of a Comma. At first I thought this may have been a Gray Comma, given the very dark pattern and slight frosty edging, but the lack of long bars under the ventral forewing and lack of heavy striation had me confused. I then saw a photo on the North Jersey Butterflies group of a "plain form" Eastern Comma, and this fit my individual best. I can't recall seeing a "plain form" before and wonder if others have? I'm curious if this is an unusual form, or just to me?

[Intriguing find! Have any other observers seen this form in South Jersey? jc]

Pat & I took a mid afternoon walk and she spotted an anglewing that flew behind me. I missed it. Nice to hear spring peepers once more.

temp 60 and sunny; the sulphur flew constantly, low over the lawn area of the park; I saw no darkened edges on the upper wings

Always good for a Mourning Cloak

61 degrees, breezy

A quick walk on the trail at the end of the day.

Ackley Road area

From Sherman Ave access point to Carmel Road access point

They spent the afternoon on my fruit dish.

Flew up when I rounded sunny corner of house. Fluttered around about a minute. My cell didn't get a pic. Full very warm sun, 68F 2:30 pm

[FOY cabbage white! jc]

Large, bright orange anglewing. Probably a Question Mark. Mostly sunny, 55 degrees.

Looked small, probably a comma. There was also four species of frogs calling on the preserve today.

53 degrees, breezy
Question Mark, Comma, and 2 unidentified Anglewing sp..
Question Mark is missing a ventral punctuation mark