August 2009 Sightings

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

Zabulon Skipper: fresh males, 3rd brood?

nectaring in Sweet Pepperbush

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

males

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

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

Black Swallowtail: a female

might be in the grill of my car

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

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

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

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

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

Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring in Sweet Pepperbush

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

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

Many around

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: one black form

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

Common Wood-Nymph: mated pair