August 2009 Sightings

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

Spicebush Swallowtail: basking in the shade; Cabbage White: nectaring on Butterfly Bush; 'Summer' Spring Azure: a female checking out egg laying spots; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Butterfly Bush; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on milkweed and Butterfly Bush

Zabulon Skipper: famale basking in herb garden

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: including 1 dark form female; Silver-spotted Skipper: mostly on purple loosestrife; Broad-winged Skipper: mostly on purple loosestrife

Question Mark: all on rotting fruit; Red Admiral: also on rotting fruit; Monarch: mating activity observed; Sachem: well worn individual; Zabulon Skipper: 4 males 2 females

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on pickerel weed

Red-spotted Purple: A very fresh individual. First of the final brood.

American Copper: nectaring on white clover, goldenrod, joe-pye weed, and winged sumac; Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on goldenrod sp.; Monarch: mostly on swamp milkweed; Hayhurst's Scallopwing: nectaring on white clover; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on pickerel weed

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: 2 male, 1 female; Crossline Skipper: female; Zabulon Skipper: male and female

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Cabbage White: nectaring on Water Willow; Juniper Hairstreak: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; White M Hairstreak: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Red-banded Hairstreak: on tree limb; Eastern Tailed-Blue: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Question Mark: summer form basking in the shade; American Lady: nectaring on sedum; Common Buckeye: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Least Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow; Little Glassywing: nectaring on Water Willow; Delaware Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow; Zabulon Skipper: 3 fresh females; Dun Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: including 2 dark form females; Monarch: mating observed; Delaware Skipper: first this year - this garden; Zabulon Skipper: 4 males 2 females

two mating

Question Mark: all fresh; Eastern Comma: fresh; Zabulon Skipper: fresh individuals of both sexes; courtship activity observed

Red Admiral: fresh out of chrysalis one and a total rag; Monarch: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Least Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow; Sachem: a female; Zabulon Skipper: all males

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: both males

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: see every day, recently; Red Admiral: fresh one / flew rapidly across highway; Monarch: nectaring on Red Sweet Clover

Cabbage White: nectaring on Water Willow and Sweet Pepperbush; Juniper Hairstreak: all the green worn off underside / a rag appearing brown with folded wings; Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Question Mark: egg laying on nettles; Red Admiral: egg laying on nettles; Least Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow; Sachem: females; Zabulon Skipper: one female

Cloudless Sulphur: nectaring on Zinnia / digital image; Red-spotted Purple: looking for egg laying places in the forest; Tawny-edged Skipper: 2 males and a female