May 2009 Sightings

Cynthia Allen

Yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

  • Pearl Crescent 1

North Jersey BF & So Jersey BF joint excursion

Warren Grove
Ocean County, NJ

Hoary Elfin: some ovipositing; some fresh, some worn; Holly Azure: some puddling; presumably idella; Juvenal's Duskywing: no Sleepy Duskywings seen

  • Sulphur sp. 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Hessel's Hairstreak 1 or 2
  • Brown Elfin 6+
  • Hoary Elfin 30+
  • Eastern Pine Elfin 1 or 2
  • Holly Azure 20+
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • American Lady 1 or 2
  • Juvenal's Duskywing 2 or 3
  • Cobweb Skipper 4 or 5

Shawn Wainwright

Butterfly garden in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ

  • American Copper 1

North Jersey BF & So Jersey BF joint excursion

Rt 72
Burlington County, NJ

  • Hessel's Hairstreak 2 or 3
  • American Lady 1

Dale Schweitzer

Port Norris yard
Cumberland County, NJ

Zabulon Skipper: male on territory

  • American Snout 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1

Susan Mason & Stephen Mason

Cooper River, Cherryhill/Pennsauken
Camden County, NJ

Lady sp.: presumably American

  • Cabbage White 15+
  • Orange Sulphur 2
  • Lady sp. 1
  • Pearl Crescent 1 or 2

Shawn Wainwright

Silver Ridge in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ

  • American Lady 1

Sandra Keller

Glassboro Woods WMA
Gloucester County, NJ

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 2

Shawn Wainwright

Moore's Farm Market
Ocean County, NJ

Was on a yellow Pansy. New return date for me by 12 days.

  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1

Will Kerling

Lizard Tail
Cape May County, NJ

Red-banded Hairstreak: fresh ones / digital image; Eastern Tailed-Blue: both males

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 3
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
  • Cobweb Skipper 1

Pat Sutton

Goshen backyard garden
Cape May County, NJ

exploring; didn't find Common Milkweed that was @ 4" up

  • Monarch 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - Prince St.
Burlington County, NJ

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Hessel's Hairstreak 1
  • Azure, sp. 1
  • Pearl Crescent 2

Will Kerling

Lizard Tail
Cape May County, NJ

Spicebush Swallowtail: fresh; Falcate Orangetip: both males; Frosted Elfin: conservative number; Henry's Elfin: getting late; Red-banded Hairstreak: one nectaring on Chokecherry; Eastern Tailed-Blue: one female; Pearl Crescent: nectaring on Dewberry; Mourning Cloak: a total rag!!; Common Buckeye: a mated pair; Cobweb Skipper: nectaring on Dewberry and Blue Toadflax

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Falcate Orangetip 2
  • Orange Sulphur 4
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 3
  • Frosted Elfin 100 plus
  • Henry's Elfin 2
  • Juniper Hairstreak 11
  • Azure, sp. 1
  • Holly Azure 4
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 15
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Pearl Crescent 5
  • Mourning Cloak 1
  • American Lady 7
  • Common Buckeye 10
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Juvenal's Duskywing 7
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
  • Cobweb Skipper 8

Shawn Wainwright & Leaon Wainwright

My parents Butterfly garden in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - 10 trunks - road to lodge
Burlington County, NJ

  • Azure, sp. 1
  • Pearl Crescent 3
  • Duskywing sp. 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - Parker Lane
Burlington County, NJ

  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Juvenal's Duskywing 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - end of the Airfield
Burlington County, NJ

  • American Lady 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - beginning of the Airfield
Burlington County, NJ

Orange Sulphur: 1 white female; Cobweb Skipper: all within a 25'x25' area

  • Clouded Sulphur 1
  • Orange Sulphur 2
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Duskywing sp. 1
  • Cobweb Skipper 9+

Stephen Mason

FPP - BlueComet Railroad Tracks
Burlington County, NJ

  • Elfin sp. 2
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • American Lady 1
  • Duskywing sp. 1

Shawn Wainwright

Silver Ridge in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ

Eastern Tailed-Blue: Males and females displaying nicely

  • Cabbage White 2
  • Holly Azure 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
  • Pearl Crescent 2
  • American Lady 1
  • Juvenal's Duskywing 1

Chip Krilowicz

Belleplain
Cape May County, NJ

female i.d.ed by will

  • Horace's Duskywing 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - 10 trunks - no vehicle access rd
Burlington County, NJ

  • Pearl Crescent 5

Will Kerling

Siegtown Road
Cape May County, NJ

a male

  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - "sandhills" along Parker Lane
Burlington County, NJ

  • Brown Elfin 1
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Cobweb Skipper 1

Will Kerling

roadsides between Avalon Golf Links and Dennisville R/R Tracks
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cabbage White 1
  • Orange Sulphur 13

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - 10 trunks - no vehicle access rd
Burlington County, NJ

  • Pearl Crescent 3

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - Prince St.
Burlington County, NJ

  • Brown Elfin 1
  • Azure, sp. 3

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - 10 trunks - road to lodge
Burlington County, NJ

  • Pearl Crescent 3

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - beginning of Airfield
Burlington County, NJ

  • Clouded Sulphur 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Cobweb Skipper 7

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - BlueComet Railroad Tracks
Burlington County, NJ

  • Brown Elfin 1
  • Pearl Crescent 1
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