Sighting for September 1, 2014

Dave Amadio

Chestnut Branch Park
Gloucester County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: one of these with wings shredded and twisted. Possibly a victim of last night's T-storms.; Harvester: photographed two of them today; Harvester: all on same aphid covered limb; Painted Lady: nectaring on orange profusion zinnias; Least Skipper: along the stream bed in the woods; Fiery Skipper: female on mistflower; Tawny-edged Skipper: fresh on mistflower; Sachem: Observed 16 sp. in the butterfly garden here today. Added Harvester and Least Skipper in the woods.; Zabulon Skipper: 3 males, 1 female

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 3
  • Cabbage White 7
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Harvester 4
  • Harvester 4
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
  • American Lady 2
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 3
  • Zabulon Skipper 4
  • Least Skipper 2
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Peck's Skipper 2
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 1
  • Little Glassywing 1
  • Sachem 26