August 2009 Sightings
Sandra Keller
NLT's Peek Preserve garden and vicinity.
Cumberland County, NJ
- Least Skipper 25
Will Kerling
turnoff to Sea Isle City to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Zabulon Skipper: a male and a female
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 9
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Sachem 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 32
Stephen Mason
FPP - beginning of Airfield
Burlington County, NJ
Eastern Tailed-Blue: one eaten by female E. Pondhawk
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
Stephen Mason
yard, Voorhees
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Stephen Mason
FPP - "10 trunks" road to lodge end
Burlington County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
Will Kerling
Sea Isle City - Roberts Ave.
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: a male and a female
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Monarch 7
Will Kerling
Avalon, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
Will Kerling
Sea Isle City turnoff to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Monarch: one nectaring on Winged Sumac
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 9
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Monarch 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Sachem 3
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Leaming's Run
Cape May County, NJ
Hayhurst's Scallopwing: butterfly species # 48 for inventory at Leaming's Run; Zabulon Skipper: 3 females
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 8
- Cabbage White 16
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 9
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Question Mark 2
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 17
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 17
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 6
- Crossline Skipper 6
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Little Glassywing 3
- Sachem 14
- Broad-winged Skipper 14
- Dun Skipper 2
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Monarch: also 1 cat; Crossline Skipper: fresh & 1st of year for garden, species #34
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 6
- Crossline Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Rte. 9 to Avalon
Cape May County, NJ
Zabulon Skipper: 5 male zabs basking in first sunlight together on Sweet Pepperbush / Amazing to see such territorial bugs side by side in such a content way!
- Cabbage White 3
- Zabulon Skipper 5
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
Will Kerling
downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Question Mark 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
Will Kerling
downtown Sea Isle City to Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on honeysuckle; Monarch: nectaring on Winged Sumac
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 6
- Sachem 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 6
Will Kerling
Leaming's Run
Cape May County, NJ
Horace's Duskywing: nectaring on orange marigolds; Zabulon Skipper: a female
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 4
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 11
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 10
- Tawny-edged Skipper 10
- Crossline Skipper 1
- Sachem 18
- Broad-winged Skipper 7
- Dun Skipper 2
Will Kerling
Rte. 9 To Avalon
Cape May County, NJ
- Monarch 1
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Monarch: including a mating pr. & a 4th instar cat on tropical milkweed; Zabulon Skipper: 4 males & 2 females
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 6
Will Kerling
Sea Isle City - Roberts Ave.
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: a male and a female
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Monarch 5
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Sea Isle City turnoff to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: nectaring on Red Sweet Clover; Orange Sulphur: in farm field; Question Mark: landed on my leg while bicycling; Sachem: becoming common again!!
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Question Mark 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Sachem
- Broad-winged Skipper 5
Dave Amadio
at work in Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ
Cabbage White: nectaring on dogbane; Monarch: female laying eggs on common milkweed
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Monarch 1
Sandra Keller
My garden at my house in Barrington.
Camden County, NJ
A female. Haven't had a Sachem in my garden in ages.
- Sachem 1
- Black Swallowtail 10
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 3
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 6
- Common Buckeye 6
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper 8
- Salt Marsh Skipper 6
- Aaron's Skipper 3
- Delaware Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 30
Will Kerling
Avalon, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
Will Kerling
downtown Sea Isle City to Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Monarch: nectaring on Winged Sumac; Least Skipper: wandering in the tall grass; Tawny-edged Skipper: very worn
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 36
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 8
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Crossline Skipper 1
- Sachem 14
- Delaware Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 12
Sandra Keller
Nummy's Island
Cape May County, NJ
They were heading south singly. Over a period of 1 1/2 hours. And I wasn't looking all the time.
- Monarch 20
Will Kerling
downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
David Lord and Will Kerling
Nanatuxent WMA
Cumberland County, NJ
Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on goldenrod sp.; Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on goldenrod sp.; Monarch: a tiny Cat on a milkweed plant; Zabulon Skipper: 2 females
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 10
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 5
- Least Skipper 1
David Lord and Will Kerling
field off Hansey Creek Road
Cumberland County, NJ
Southern Cloudywing: in the sun and shade areas along wooded edges; Delaware Skipper: nectaring on purple-flowering vetch
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
- Pearl Crescent 17
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Southern Cloudywing 2
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Crossline Skipper 6
- Delaware Skipper 1
David Lord and Will Kerling
Rte. 605
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
C. Herz
GCC Comm. garden & field
Gloucester County, NJ
Cabbage White: red clover; Clouded Sulphur: red clover; Orange Sulphur: red clover; Eastern Tailed-Blue: white clover; Variegated Fritillary: zinnias; Pearl Crescent: white clover; Painted Lady: zinnias; Monarch: red clover; Silver-spotted Skipper: red clover; Common Checkered-Skipper: most very fresh, on white clover primarily, chicory, red clover; Least Skipper: red clover; Peck's Skipper: red clover; Tawny-edged Skipper: red clover; Sachem: red clover & zinnias
- Cabbage White 13
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 23
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 17
- Painted Lady 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 14
- Common Sootywing 4
- Least Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem 5
They were everywhere nectaring on a number of different plants. I had 10 species today here. Very nice.