August 2009 Sightings

NJAS, S. Keller et al.

Palmyra Cove garden & trail around pond
Burlington County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1

Stephen Mason

Katie's yard, Marlton
Burlington County, NJ

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1

NJAS, S. Keller et al.

RNC garden & trail (field)
Burlington County, NJ

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 4
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
  • Pearl Crescent 12
  • Red-spotted Purple 2
  • Monarch 5
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 3
  • Zabulon Skipper 6
  • Swarthy Skipper 2
  • Peck's Skipper 1
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 1
  • Crossline Skipper 1
  • Little Glassywing 1
  • Sachem 1

Dave Amadio

Backyard garden West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 2

Will Kerling

Leaming's Run
Cape May County, NJ

Black Swallowtail: fresh female; Cloudless Sulphur: very fresh looking one; Gray Hairstreak: all fresh ones!; American Lady: fresh and old ones; Monarch: a flying mated pair; Common Sootywing: #50 butterfly species for this ongoing inventory; Swarthy Skipper: a rare trace of FW spots; Fiery Skipper: a female / first of season / good digital images - top and bottom; Tawny-edged Skipper: great skipper day in this garden / 15 skipper species and some good numbers!; Northern Broken-Dash: digital image; Little Glassywing: digital image; Delaware Skipper: fresh male / # 49 butterfly species for this ongoing inventory

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 9
  • Cabbage White 26
  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Gray Hairstreak 4
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
  • Pearl Crescent 18
  • Question Mark 1
  • American Lady 5
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Common Wood-Nymph 1
  • Monarch 7
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 21
  • Common Sootywing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 21
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 3
  • Swarthy Skipper 1
  • Least Skipper 20
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 10
  • Crossline Skipper 2
  • Northern Broken-Dash 3
  • Little Glassywing 1
  • Sachem 50
  • Delaware Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 20
  • Dun Skipper 5

NJAS butterfly walk; S. Keller, C.Adair, P. Kinney, C.Herz & others

Rancocas Nature Center (RNC) garden & trail (field)
Burlington County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1

NJAS, S. Keller et al.

Palmyra garden & trail
Burlington County, NJ

Hackberry Emperor: as you start on the trail towards the divided road; Monarch: a lot of tropical milkweed planted

  • Cabbage White 23
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Anglewing sp. 1
  • Pearl Crescent 4
  • Red Admiral 2
  • Red-spotted Purple 3
  • Viceroy 1
  • Hackberry Emperor 3
  • Monarch 16
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 8
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Common Sootywing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 8
  • Least Skipper 1
  • Sachem 5
  • Dun Skipper 1

David Lord

Goshen Landing Road - backyard garden
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cabbage White 2
  • Cloudless Sulphur 1

Will Kerling

near the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ

in a milkweed field

  • Monarch 1

Shawn Wainwright, Jessica Wainwright, and Marcus Christodoro

Brigantine Forsythe Refuge
Atlantic County, NJ

  • Black Swallowtail 43
  • Orange Sulphur 24
  • American Lady 27
  • Painted Lady 3
  • Monarch 19

Dave Amadio

Parents garden Haddon Heights
Camden County, NJ

Sachem: mostly on zinnias

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Sachem 10

Will Kerling

Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ

Black Swallowtail: fresh male / 50th species for the ongoing butterfly inventory at this location!!; Zabulon Skipper: one female

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 3
  • Zabulon Skipper 4
  • Least Skipper 2
  • Broad-winged Skipper 1
  • Dun Skipper 2

Dave Amadio

Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ

Red Admiral: rag; Monarch: plus one 3rd instar cat on tropical milkweed; Zabulon Skipper: 5 males & 2 females

  • Cabbage White 2
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Monarch 2
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Hayhurst's Scallopwing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 7
  • Sachem 1
  • Dun Skipper 1

Sandra Keller

National Park dredge spoils
Gloucester County, NJ

It was perched spreadwing on the leaf of a Japanese Knotweed bush. Stayed there for 5 minutes. I found it interesting that any species uses this plant. Even for resting.

  • Viceroy 1

Stephen Mason

yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ

Sachem: female; Zabulon Skipper: female

  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

Mike Logan and Will Kerling

Avalon Golf Links to Leaming's Run via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Cloudless Sulphur 1

Mike Logan and Will Kerling

Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cabbage White 3
  • Sachem 5

Mike Logan and Will Kerling

Leaming's Run
Cape May County, NJ

Sachem: nice mix of females and males; Zabulon Skipper: 7 females

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 7
  • Cabbage White 24
  • Cloudless Sulphur 2
  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
  • Pearl Crescent 12
  • American Lady 3
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Monarch 4
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 22
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 29
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 1
  • Least Skipper 20
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 7
  • Crossline Skipper 3
  • Northern Broken-Dash 1
  • Little Glassywing 2
  • Sachem 54
  • Broad-winged Skipper 16
  • Dun Skipper 5

Will Kerling

downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Aaron's Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

Mike Logan

Old Robbins Trail
Cape May County, NJ

  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Appalachian Brown 1

Mike Logan

Seigtown Rd.
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1

Mike Logan

CMBO Gardens, Goshen
Cape May County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 3
  • Cabbage White 9
  • Cloudless Sulphur 3
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Pearl Crescent 2
  • American Lady 2
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Monarch 8
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 10
  • Zabulon Skipper 12
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 1
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 1
  • Sachem 4
  • Broad-winged Skipper 12

Will Kerling

CMCH to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 3

Brian Johnson

Peek Preserve
Cumberland County, NJ

fresh one / nectaring on Spotted Knapweed

  • Leonard's Skipper 1

J&J Connor

Our garden, Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ

American Copper: a runt, on mt mint; 'Summer' Spring Azure: on mt mint; American Lady: worn; Common Buckeye: both well worn; Red-spotted Purple: feeding on crab apples; Little Glassywing: fresh

  • Cabbage White 10
  • American Copper 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • American Lady 4
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Red-spotted Purple 2
  • Monarch 8
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 10
  • Little Glassywing 2
  • Sachem 8

Sandra Keller

My garden in Barrington
Camden County, NJ

7 males and 1 female.

  • Sachem 8

Will Kerling

CMCH to Avalon turnoff via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ

Sachem: mostly on sedums

  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Sachem 26
  • Broad-winged Skipper 1

Will Kerling

Rte. 47 from N657 to CRE Goshen Garden
Cape May County, NJ

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Red-spotted Purple 1

Will Kerling

Old Swainton/Goshen Road
Cape May County, NJ

  • Monarch 1

Will Kerling

downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

American Copper: before 8 AM; Sachem: really plentiful again this season; Zabulon Skipper: a male

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1
  • American Copper 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Monarch 4
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 4
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 16
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