Sighting for July 7, 2018
David L. Amadio
Dix WMA
Cumberland County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Sleepy Orange 23
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 10
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 8
- Monarch 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Sleepy Orange
Sleepy Orange
Took the long way home to have a look at this thriving colony of Sleepy Oranges. Amazing to see this many anywhere in NJ. Often I was able to stand in one spot and see 6-8 individuals at once. Frequent dogfights. Senna looks very healthy but the size of this patch appears vulnerable. Observed a number of Sleepy's along the road before and after the main senna field but did not count them. Obs. made between 3:40 & 4:30 p.m. Sun and 78 degrees.