August 2009 Sightings
Jesse & Jack Connor
Our garden/yard, Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ
- 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
Will Kerling
Gus's Beach Road (private)
Cape May County, NJ
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
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 4
Shawn Wainwright
My Parents Butterfly garden in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Sachem 2
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds scenic trail, West deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
Dave Amadio
Redbank Battlefield Park, National Park
Gloucester County, NJ
Zabulon Skipper: famale basking in herb garden
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds community center
Gloucester County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: including 1 dark form female; Silver-spotted Skipper: mostly on purple loosestrife; Broad-winged Skipper: mostly on purple loosestrife
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 10
- Orange Sulphur 25
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 8
- Pearl Crescent 21
- Common Buckeye 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 23
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 1
- Common Sootywing 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 54
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
Will Kerling
Indian Trail Road to Rte. 47
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links to Indian Trail Road via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
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
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Question Mark 3
- Red Admiral 3
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 6
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds scenic trail, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on pickerel weed
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds scenic trail. West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Silver-spotted Skipper 8
Shawn Wainwright
Cattus Island in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 11
Sandra Keller
Near Cumberland Pond
Cumberland County, NJ
Red-spotted Purple: A very fresh individual. First of the final brood.
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds scenic trail, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
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
- American Copper 13
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Red Admiral 3
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 5
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 4
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 5
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 6
Stephen Mason
yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: 2 male, 1 female; Crossline Skipper: female; Zabulon Skipper: male and female
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Crossline Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
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 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 7
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 9
- Zabulon Skipper 5
- Least Skipper 1
- Little Glassywing 2
- Sachem 2
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 34
- Dun Skipper 1
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: including 2 dark form females; Monarch: mating observed; Delaware Skipper: first this year - this garden; Zabulon Skipper: 4 males 2 females
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Zabulon Skipper 6
- Northern Broken-Dash 2
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
Stephen Mason
yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Monarch 3
Teresa & Peter Knipper, J&J Connor
Supawna Meadows NWR & nearby
Salem County, NJ
Question Mark: all fresh; Eastern Comma: fresh; Zabulon Skipper: fresh individuals of both sexes; courtship activity observed
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 8
- Cabbage White 8
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 6
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Question Mark 3
- Eastern Comma 1
- Red Admiral 3
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Little Wood-Satyr 4
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper 8
- Zabulon Skipper 40
- Least Skipper 20
- Broad-winged Skipper 8
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
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 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 7
- Red Admiral 2
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 7
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 4
- Sachem 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 15
C. Herz
(GCC) comm. garden & field
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 18
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
Will Kerling
Leaming's Run to Avalon Golf links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: see every day, recently; Red Admiral: fresh one / flew rapidly across highway; Monarch: nectaring on Red Sweet Clover
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Spicebush Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Orange Sulphur
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch
- Silver-spotted Skipper
- Sachem
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links Hole Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ
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
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 10
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 10
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 16
- Dun Skipper 1
C. Herz
Gloucester County College (GCC) comm. garden & field
Gloucester County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 2
Will Kerling
GCC comm. garden & field
Gloucester County, NJ
- Pearl Crescent 1
Will Kerling
Leaming's Run
Cape May County, NJ
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
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 25
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 13
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Tawny-edged Skipper 3
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 32
- Dun Skipper 1
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