August 2009 Sightings

Stephen Mason

FPP - beginning of Airfield
Burlington County, NJ

Eastern Tailed-Blue: eaten by female Eastern Pondhawk; Common Buckeye: on territory; Horace's Duskywing: fresh, but had piece missing from wing; Sachem: on territory

  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Sachem 2

Jesse & Jack Connor

Our garden, Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ

Zabulon Skipper: fresh males, 3rd brood?

  • Cabbage White 10
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Monarch 2
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 3
  • Sachem 20

Will Kerling

CMCH to Rio Grande via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 5

Stephen Mason

Silver Lake
Camden County, NJ

  • Cabbage White 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - "10 trunks" lodge
Burlington County, NJ

nectaring in Sweet Pepperbush

  • Red-spotted Purple 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - south gate entrance
Burlington County, NJ

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1

Stephen Mason

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

Red-banded Hairstreak: very fresh; American Lady: worn, nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Common Buckeye: both on territories; Northern Broken-Dash: worn, nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • American Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Common Wood-Nymph 1
  • Least Skipper 1
  • Northern Broken-Dash 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - maliase trap #6
Burlington County, NJ

males

  • Dun Skipper 2

Stephen Mason

yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: on butterfly bush; Silver-spotted Skipper: on butterfly bush; Broad-winged Skipper: on butterfly bush

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 1

Will Kerling

Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; American Snout: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Red Admiral: fresh out of chrysalis; Zabulon Skipper: fresh male

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 4
  • American Snout 1
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 4
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 12

Will Kerling

Avalon, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

Black Swallowtail: a female

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 3
  • Orange Sulphur 1

Stephen Mason

Silver Lake
Camden County, NJ

might be in the grill of my car

  • Monarch 1

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

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

Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring in Sweet Pepperbush; Monarch: didnt have yesterday

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Monarch 1

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - "10 trunks" spong
Burlington County, NJ

  • Red-spotted Purple 1

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - maliase trap #5
Burlington County, NJ

'Summer' Spring Azure: photos–>; Pearl Crescent: didnt have yesterday; Northern Broken-Dash: nectaring in Sweet Pepperbush

  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Appalachian Brown 1
  • Least Skipper 2
  • Northern Broken-Dash 1
  • Dion Skipper 4
  • Dun Skipper 1

Will Kerling

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

American Copper: nectaring on White Sweet Clover in a front yard; Question Mark: summer form; Monarch: one nectaring on Water Willow; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 8
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • American Copper 1
  • Question Mark 1
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Monarch 4
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Sachem 10
  • Broad-winged Skipper 1

Will Kerling

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

  • Cabbage White 5
  • Monarch 1

C. Herz

Gloucester County College (GCC) community garden & field
Gloucester County, NJ

nice patch of red clover in field by edge; comm garden plots include zinnias

  • Black Swallowtail 1

Sandra Keller

Private garden - KBJ
Cape May County, NJ

I am presuming the start of the second brood for these two species.

  • Salt Marsh Skipper 1

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - "10 trunks" lodge
Burlington County, NJ

Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring in Sweet Pepperbush

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Red-spotted Purple 1

Sandra Keller

My garden in Barrington
Camden County, NJ

nectaring all afternoon on Joe Pye-weed. At least one was there every time I looked!

  • Monarch 1

Will Kerling

downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cabbage White 2
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2

Jack Connor & Stephen Mason

FPP - beginning of Airfield
Burlington County, NJ

Variegated Fritillary: didnt have yesterday; Monarch: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Sachem: male on territory

  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Common Wood-Nymph 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Sachem 1

Will Kerling

Sea Isle City - Roberts Ave.
Cape May County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1

Sandra Keller

NP Dredge Spoils
Gloucester County, NJ

Many around

  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 15

Stephen Mason

yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: one black form

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

C. Herz

GCC comm. garden & field
Gloucester County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on red clover; Cabbage White: some of the garden plots have cabbage; Eastern Tailed-Blue: white clover; Variegated Fritillary: zinnias; Monarch: red clover & around c. milkweed; Common Checkered-Skipper: white clover; Common Sootywing: nectaring on white clover; Peck's Skipper: red clover & zinnias; Sachem: red clover & zinnias

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 9
  • Clouded Sulphur 6
  • Orange Sulphur 12
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 9
  • Variegated Fritillary 4
  • Monarch 4
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Common Sootywing 2
  • Peck's Skipper 5
  • Sachem 8

Will Kerling

Avalon turnoff off Rte. 9 to Avalon
Cape May County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 7
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Broad-winged Skipper 7

David Lord

CRE Goshen Garden
Cape May County, NJ

Common Wood-Nymph: mated pair

  • Black Swallowtail 5
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 10
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Common Wood-Nymph 2
  • Broad-winged Skipper 200 plus

Stephen Mason

Stafford Farm, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ

  • Cabbage White 1
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