Sighting for October 4, 2017
Beth Polvino
North Cape May ~ my yard NABA #1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady c
- Painted Lady a
- Common Buckeye c
- Monarch a
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Ocola Skipper 5
- Fiery Skipper 11
- Sachem a
Long-tailed Skipper
Ocola Skipper
Both Lady species, Monarchs, Common Buckeyes, and Sachems are sill common to abundant in my yard. At least 5 Ocola Skippers here. Found either the same Long-tailed Skipper after a week though only had 1 tail or another new LTS. Sunny today mid 70's with little wind. About 70 Black Swallowtail cats or chrysalis here. Several Monarch cats also seen.