August 2009 Sightings
Will Kerling
near the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Monarch 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
David Lord
Goshen Landing Road - backyard garden
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 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
NJAS, S. Keller et al.
Palmyra Cove garden & trail around pond
Burlington County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
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
Stephen Mason
Katie's yard, Marlton
Burlington County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
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
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
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
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Sachem 10
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
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
Will Kerling
downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Will Kerling
CMCH to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 3
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
Mike Logan and Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- Sachem 5
Mike Logan
Old Robbins Trail
Cape May County, NJ
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Appalachian Brown 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
- Leonard's Skipper 1
Mike Logan
Seigtown Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Monarch 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 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
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
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
- Sachem 8
- Cabbage White 11
- Orange Sulphur 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Monarch 4
Will Kerling
Sea Isle City - Roberts Avenue
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: one female; Spicebush Swallowtail: nectaring on Butterfly Bush; 'Summer' Spring Azure: nectaring on sedum; Painted Lady: nectaring on Butterfly Bush; Sachem: a female nectaring on sedum
- Black Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Monarch 8
- Sachem 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Sachem 26
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Old Swainton/Goshen Road to Rte. 47 via N 657
Cape May County, NJ
Spicebush Swallowtail: nectaring on Butterfly Weed
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
in a milkweed field