August 2009 Sightings

Black Swallowtail: males and a few females; Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: one dark form female; American Snout: both nectaring on the Mountain Mint - at great length; Pearl Crescent: a mated pair; Monarch: a mated pair in a Butterfly Bush; Horace's Duskywing: a female / nectaring on Mountain Mint; Sachem: mostly faded females; Delaware Skipper: a mated pair; Zabulon Skipper: 3 females

Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring in a Mimosa Tree

observed mating & egg laying on swamp milkweed

'Summer' Spring Azure: nectaring on anise hyssop & joe-pye weed; Red Admiral: on rotting fruit, buddleia, & mountain mint; Wild Indigo Duskywing: fresh; Zabulon Skipper: 4 males 2 females

Crossline Skipper: a fresh male

American Snout: On the parking lot mud. My first of year.; Hackberry Emperor: Right in the parking lot area.; Delaware Skipper: 17 species here at mid day.

Zabulon Skipper: All over that garden. One female the rest males.; Dun Skipper: Female

American Snout: Favored Mountain Mint

Zabulon Skipper: 3 females

Black Swallowtail: " " " " "; Hayhurst's Scallopwing: in addition to Chris & Mike's obs.

Broad-winged Skipper: on purple loosestrife

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: female, worn; Monarch: worn; Silver-spotted Skipper: worn

'Summer' Spring Azure: all worn; 'Summer' Spring Azure: chasing & courting; Emperor sp.: maybe tawny emp, but too-brief look; Little Glassywing: both fresh; Little Glassywing: fresh; Zabulon Skipper: both sexes, courtship

Little Glassywing: 22 species for the day!

American Copper: Good day for them, 13 all together for the day

on purple loosestrife

'Summer' Spring Azure: nectaring on joe-pye weed; Question Mark: both on rotting fruit; Monarch: really enjoying the tropical milkweed; Horace's Duskywing: on lantana; Zabulon Skipper: 5 males & 3 Females