Sighting for September 6, 2023

Tom Bailey

Tabernacle Township yard
Burlington County, NJ

Early afternoon. Hairstreaks nectaring on Late-flowering Thoroughwort. Photos of both White Ms.

[Excellent find! White-m's are hard to find in BUR. This is first report of them there since Jen Bulava's April 25 report in Rancocas State Park and the first report of the "fall" brood in BUR in nearly three years (also by J Bulava 10-1-2020 at Long Bridge Park). jc]

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • White M Hairstreak 2

White M Hairstreak

White M Hairstreak