October 2012 Sightings

Common Buckeye: moving southward; Monarch: moving southward; Long-tailed Skipper: one nectaring on Lantana and the other utilizing Buddleia; Fiery Skipper: 1 female; Sachem: 1 female

Long-tailed Skipper: one w/o tails

obviously, many left

Two females - the rest males.

Black Swallowtail: cats on fennel

Painted Lady: a brief check of the buddleias

Monarch: after 3 p.m. Cloudy & cool

moving E to W

Spicebush Swallowtail: photo on my Flickr site –>

Monarch: male, released

mostly, Stites Avenue

checked earlier in the day. flying in and out of the dune system. returned after 5 p.m and found only about 8 on goldenrod

Cabbage White: most in butterfly garden; Eastern Tailed-Blue: most on refuge trail road; Pearl Crescent: all on refuge trail road; Mourning Cloak: all on refuge trail road; American Lady: all on refuge trail road; Painted Lady: in butterfly garden; Red Admiral: on refuge trail road; Common Buckeye: most on refuge trail road; Red-spotted Purple: on refuge trail road; Monarch: most on refuge trail road; Fiery Skipper: in butterfly garden; Sachem: most in butterfly garden, got a picture of a pair mating. On my Flickr site —>

Black Swallowtail: cat on fennel in pot; Gray Hairstreak: one of these was extremely small; Long-tailed Skipper: ranging from fresh to missing both tails and part of HW. Peak numbers seen between 10:15 & 11:15 a.m.

Question Mark: on dish of gooey fruit

No Monarchs for me today! They must all be down in Cape May!

Little Yellow: 1 female; Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on a Goldenrod sp.; Sachem: 5 females

one male, one female, released