August 2009 Sightings

Will Kerling

Avalon Golf Links Hole # 17
Cape May County, NJ

Orange Sulphur: a yellow from female; Monarch: nectaring on Water Willow; Sachem: a worn female; Zabulon Skipper: 3 females

  • Cabbage White 4
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 3
  • Red Admiral 2
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Monarch 2
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 12
  • Zabulon Skipper 19
  • Least Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 15+
  • Dun Skipper 2

Stephen Mason

yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ

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

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1

C. Herz

Audubon Backyard garden
Camden County, NJ

Monarch: 1 fresh female (just released); Zabulon Skipper: male

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 2
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Monarch 3
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

Dave Amadio

Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ

'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

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 3
  • Cabbage White 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • Question Mark 2
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Monarch 4
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 8
  • Northern Broken-Dash 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 1
  • Dun Skipper 1

Will Kerling

Siegtown Road
Cape May County, NJ

Zabulon Skipper: a female

  • Spicebush Swallowtail
  • Zabulon Skipper 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - south gate entrance
Burlington County, NJ

Eastern Tailed-Blue: mating

  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 2

Will Kerling

trailhead of Lizard Tail
Cape May County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: all 4 of these sp. nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 2
  • Monarch 1
  • Dun Skipper 2

Stephen Mason

FPP - "10 trunks" road to lodge south
Burlington County, NJ

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 2

J&J Connor

Our garden, Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ

on mt mint, FOS our yard

  • American Snout 1

Will Kerling

Court House/Dennisville Road between CMCH and Rte. 47
Cape May County, NJ

Zabulon Skipper: a female

  • American Lady 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - "10 trunks" road to lodge end
Burlington County, NJ

  • Red-spotted Purple 1

Dave Amadio

Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ

fresh one on watermelon rind

  • Hackberry Emperor 1

Will Kerling

downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

Spicebush Swallowtail: no tails; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Butterfly Bush; Zabulon Skipper: one female

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 3
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
  • Monarch 2
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 5
  • Zabulon Skipper 4
  • Sachem 1

Will Kerling

milkweed field of LT
Cape May County, NJ

Spicebush Swallowtail: nectaring on large pink thistle flower

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Monarch 3
  • Swarthy Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

Will Kerling

CRE Goshen Garden
Cape May County, NJ

Black Swallowtail: both males and females; Juniper Hairstreak: rag; White M Hairstreak: nectaring on Mountain Mint; Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on Winged Sumac; Painted Lady: 35 species in one day at this garden / all time high species count for this location - 36 species by two different people; Hackberry Emperor: nectaring on white-flowering Butterfly Bush; Monarch: a mated pair; Tawny-edged Skipper: one a female; Zabulon Skipper: 7 females

  • Black Swallowtail 10
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 6
  • Cabbage White 19
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 22
  • Juniper Hairstreak 1
  • White M Hairstreak 1
  • Gray Hairstreak 6
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 6
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Pearl Crescent 40
  • Question Mark 3
  • American Lady 16
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 34
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Hackberry Emperor 1
  • Common Wood-Nymph 12
  • Monarch 12
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 20+
  • Hayhurst's Scallopwing 3
  • Common Sootywing 7
  • Zabulon Skipper 20
  • Rare Skipper 2
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 35
  • Aaron's Skipper 36
  • Swarthy Skipper 17
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 4
  • Crossline Skipper 2
  • Sachem 4
  • Delaware Skipper 28
  • Broad-winged Skipper 100+
  • Dun Skipper 5

Stephen Mason

FPP- beginning of Airfield
Burlington County, NJ

Common Buckeye: worn

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 3
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Dion Skipper 1

Will Kerling

dinner to CRE via Rte. 47
Cape May County, NJ

Spicebush Swallowtail: an additional one on the shoulder as roadkill

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1

Stephen Mason

yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: on my window at 1215am!!! attracted to light??

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1

Sandra Keller

Palmyra Cove
Burlington County, NJ

American Lady: Gardens; Silver-spotted Skipper: Gardens - the favorite nectaring plant was the butterfly bush.; Broad-winged Skipper: All on the butterfly bush. I had 13 species here today for one hour of garden watching.; Dun Skipper: Gardens

  • American Lady 2
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 6
  • Broad-winged Skipper 4
  • Dun Skipper 2

Stephen Mason

FPP - "10 trunks" road to lodge south
Burlington County, NJ

  • Dion Skipper 1

Stephen Mason

FPP - end of Prince Street
Burlington County, NJ

  • Red-banded Hairstreak 3

Stephen Mason

FPP - Wading River
Burlington County, NJ

  • Appalachian Brown 1

Will Kerling

downtown Sea Isle City to Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ

Variegated Fritillary: fresh one; Delaware Skipper: nectaring on purple-flowering Butterfly Bush; Zabulon Skipper: a female

  • Cabbage White 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • American Lady 1
  • Hackberry Emperor 1
  • Monarch 3
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 12
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 2
  • Sachem 1
  • Delaware Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 34

Will Kerling

downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 2

Will Kerling

Rte, 9 to Avalon
Cape May County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 4
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 1

Will Kerling

Sea Isle City - Roberts Ave.
Cape May County, NJ

Black Swallowtail: a male nectaring on Butterfly Bush; Spicebush Swallowtail: flew across Townsends Inlet to the west in 10 to 15 mph southern crosswind

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Monarch 5

Will Kerling

Avalon, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cabbage White 4

Stephen Mason

FPP - south gate entrance
Burlington County, NJ

Eastern Tailed-Blue: male and female

  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
  • Red-spotted Purple 1

Stephen Mason

FPP- end of Airfield
Burlington County, NJ

  • Common Buckeye 1

Will Kerling

Leaming's Run
Cape May County, NJ

'Summer' Spring Azure: one female; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on both domestic and wild plants; Swarthy Skipper: digital image of one nectaring on Sweet Basil flowers; Tawny-edged Skipper: 2 females; Zabulon Skipper: all territorial males

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 7
  • Cabbage White 18
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 5
  • Pearl Crescent 3
  • Question Mark 2
  • Monarch 3
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 15
  • Zabulon Skipper 20
  • Swarthy Skipper 2
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 5
  • Crossline Skipper 2
  • Little Glassywing 1
  • Sachem 4
  • Broad-winged Skipper 32
  • Dun Skipper 1
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