May 2010 Sightings
Chris Herz & others
Pennypacker Park, Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 12
- Pearl Crescent 1
Dave Amadio
Rt 72 & 539
Ocean County, NJ
- Sulphur sp. 1
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
Will Kerling
Avalon Dunes - 44 St. entrance
Cape May County, NJ
American Copper: fresh out of chrysalis
- American Copper 1
- Red Admiral 1
Dave Amadio
Warren Grove
Ocean County, NJ
Hoary Elfin: numbers down, past peek ?; Cobweb Skipper: very fresh individuals
- Hoary Elfin 15
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Azure, sp. 5
- Red Admiral 1
- Cobweb Skipper 3
Dave Amadio
Rt547 & 571 Lakehurst
Ocean County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Cabbage White 1
- American Copper 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
Dave Amadio
Brown Elfin: nectaring on Sand Myrtle; Eastern Pine Elfin: 1 was nectaring on Sand Myrtle; Hessel's Hairstreak: nectaring on Sand Myrtle from 8:25 - 10:25 a.m.; White M Hairstreak: nectaring on Sand Myrtle; Red-banded Hairstreak: nectaring on Sand Myrtle; American Lady: fresh one
- Hessel's Hairstreak 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Brown Elfin 3
- Eastern Pine Elfin 3
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- American Lady 1
Dale Schweitzer
Port Norris, NJ
Cumberland County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
Will Kerling
Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: a female nectaring on Autumn Olive; Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on Autumn Olive; Red-banded Hairstreak: fresh one; American Lady: 4 egg laying on Pearly Everlasting in the forest
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Elfin sp. 1
- Frosted Elfin 10
- Henry's Elfin 4
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- Azure, sp. 1
- Holly Azure 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 8
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 7
- Red Admiral 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: nectaring on French Lilac
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
Will Kerling
CMCH to Avalon Golf Links via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Stephen Mason
my yard, Marlton
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
Chris Herz
Backyard garden, Audubon
Camden County, NJ
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Will Kerling
downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
Katie Montagnaro
my yard, Marlton
Burlington County, NJ
Spicebush Swallowtail: feeding on horse feces
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- American Copper 1
Stephen Mason
Cricket Field, Gibbsboro
Camden County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Chris Tonkinson, Bert Hixon and Will Kerling
Belleplain State Forest
Cape May County, NJ
Red-banded Hairstreak: fresh one
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Azure, sp. 5
- Holly Azure 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds Scenic Trail ( late afternoon )
Gloucester County, NJ
male ( have digital images )
- Sachem 1
- American Snout 1
Matt Webster
My House
Camden County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Chris Tonkinson and Will Kerling
Woodbine, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
- Red Admiral 1
Shawn Wainwright
My butterfly garden in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- American Lady 2
- Red Admiral 15
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds Scenic Trail
Gloucester County, NJ
Red-banded Hairstreak: resting on Wild Cherry leaf; Wild Indigo Duskywing: patrolling
- Cabbage White 1
- Sulphur sp. 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- American Copper 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 4
Dale Schweitzer
Port Norris, NJ
Cumberland County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
SJBC Field Trip Participants
Warren Grove & Chatsworth
Burlington County, NJ
Brown Elfin: very worn; Hoary Elfin: fairly worn; Eastern Pine Elfin: very worn; Holly Azure: at least; Duskywing sp.: at least
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Hessel's Hairstreak 6
- Brown Elfin 3
- Hoary Elfin 20
- Eastern Pine Elfin 3
- Holly Azure 30
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Duskywing sp. 15
- Sleepy Duskywing 7
- Juvenal's Duskywing 7
- Cobweb Skipper 12
Michael O'Brien
Meadows - West Cape May
Cape May County, NJ
first apparent movement of butterflies from the south in Cape May area / American Ladies, American Snouts, Variegated Fritillaries and Red Admirals
- Variegated Fritillary 10
Michael O'Brien
Meadows and other places - West Cape May
Cape May County, NJ
- American Snout 10
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: all fresh, mud puddling