August 2009 Sightings
Stephen Mason
yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Sachem 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Monarch 2
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links to Rio Grande via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: a male; Spicebush Swallowtail: a male pursuing a female; Delaware Skipper: a bright fresh one on Butterfly Bush
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 8
- Sachem 10
- Delaware Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Avalon turnoff to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- Sachem 1
Stephen Mason
Stafford Farm, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Will Kerling
Avalon turnoff from Rte. 9 to Avalon
Cape May County, NJ
Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush
- Cabbage White 10
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 26
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
Zabulon Skipper: a male courting a female / female fanning her wings
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- American Lady 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 15
- Dun Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Avalon, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 10
- Cabbage White 2
- Monarch 1
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf LInks Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
Red-banded Hairstreak: hanging out on Sweet Pepperbush; Least Skipper: light rain / 71degrees / hiding in ornamental grasses with wings open!!!; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush in rain
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
- Cabbage White 1
Sandra Keller
Johnson Sod - Grier's Lane field. The field with the white and green buildings.
Cumberland County, NJ
Flying low over a weedy field and nectaring on a white flower.
- Variegated Fritillary 15
- Cabbage White 1
Stephen Mason
Stockton A&S circle
Atlantic County, NJ
- Sachem 2
David Lord and Will Kerling
Lizard Tail
Cape May County, NJ
Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on a goldenrod species; Horace's Duskywing: a female and a male; Swarthy Skipper: fresh ones; Least Skipper: nectaring on knapweed; Zabulon Skipper: one female
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 7
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 10
- Viceroy 3
- Common Wood-Nymph 5
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Southern Cloudywing 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 15
- Swarthy Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 16
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
David Lord and Will Kerling
CRE Goshen Garden
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: males and females; White M Hairstreak: very fresh one / nectaring avidly on Mountain Mint / lots of photo time; Red-banded Hairstreak: on Mountain Mint; Question Mark: fresh summer form ones / one egg laying on hops; Rare Skipper: nectaring on Pickrelweed and Butterfly Bush
- Black Swallowtail 7
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 6
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 5
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 4
- American Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 4
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 5
- Monarch 10
- Silver-spotted Skipper 7
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Salt Marsh Skipper 4
- Aaron's Skipper 5
- Rare Skipper 4
- Crossline Skipper 1
- Sachem 4
- Delaware Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 200 plus
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 5
Sandra Keller
Johnson Sod - same field.
Cumberland County, NJ
Were nectaring on clover on the road edge.
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
David Lord and Will Kerling
Rte. 47 between S. Dennis and CRE Goshen Garden
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
Will Kerling
Court House/Dennisville Road
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Sandra Keller
Same field as on 8/6 at Johnson Sod. Sorry about the mis id yesterday! I went back to really study.
Cumberland County, NJ
There's probably twice that many in that field. Very hard to get an accurate count.
- Variegated Fritillary 20
Chris Tonkinson
CRE Goshen Garden
Cape May County, NJ
- Red Admiral
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links to Rio Grande via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Spicebush Swallowtail: nectaring on Nimosa Tree Blossoms; Monarch: nectaring on Butterfly Bush and Red Sweet Clover
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 12
- Sachem 3
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Monarch 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
- Cabbage White 5
- American Lady 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
David Lord
Goshen Landing Road
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Monarch 1
Jesse & Jack Connor
Our garden/yard, Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nice to see numbers at last; White M Hairstreak: photo'd sunning on various leaves, not nectaring, slightly worn; Gray Hairstreak: very fresh on mountain mint; Red-banded Hairstreak: fresh, nectaring on mountain mint; may have been 2 individuals; 'Summer' Spring Azure: many nectaring high on Hercules club; Question Mark: summer form: dark hw, stubby tails; Monarch: 18 species, best day by far in our yard for 2009. Plus, a hummingbird clearwing, an honorary 19th species; Peck's Skipper: an uncommon species in our yard this year! Photo'd.; Tawny-edged Skipper: photo'd (apparently this species); Zabulon Skipper: all males, attacking all comers; Dun Skipper: glistening fresh
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 25
- American Copper 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 10
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 10
- Peck's Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem 10
- Broad-winged Skipper 6
- Dun Skipper 1
Stephen Mason
yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: both males, seem to be having a very good snd brood; Sachem: female