June 2012 Sightings

Spicebush Swallowtail: Fresh-Puddling; Eastern Pine Elfin: Old-Puddling; Eastern Tailed-Blue: nectaring Clover

'Summer' Spring Azure: on/around Silky Dogwood; American Lady: nectaring Silky Dogwood

Black Swallowtail: 1st instar cats on fennel; Cabbage White: found 3 cats on field mustard; Oak Hairstreak: was on Montauk daisy leaves early this morning.only the 2nd obs. of this species in this garden. Have digital images.; Eastern Comma: fresh one on rotting bananas & nectaring on white "profusion" zinnias; American Lady: nectaring on Purple Lantana; Red Admiral: on ripened bananas; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on purple verbena; Zabulon Skipper: 1 male & 1 female

Zabulon Skipper: a territorial male

Black Swallowtail: males; American Lady: 3 fresh; Sachem: female

chrysalids on potted black cherry from backyard hackberry

Orange Sulphur: We have Orange Sulphurs for each of the 6 months - 2012!; Zabulon Skipper: a female and a male

Spicebush Swallowtail: very common everywhere at LT now; Gray Hairstreak: immaculate / digital images; Eastern Tailed-Blue: one nectaring on Dewberry Blossoms; Question Mark: a worn 'Summer Form'; American Lady: half of them were fresh; Red Admiral: deep in the shaded forest; Common Buckeye: a few nectaring on Dewberry Blossoms; Little Wood-Satyr: most are worn; Northern Cloudywing: searching for egg laying places in the forest; Swarthy Skipper: worn; Sachem: a worn male; Zabulon Skipper: all fresh females

Orange Sulphur: Fresh nectaring on Sand Wart; Eastern Tailed-Blue: Colias eurytheme

Striped Hairstreak: Fresh nectaring on Dog Bane; American Lady: Fresh nectaring on Dog Bane; Silver-spotted Skipper: Fresh nectaring on Dog Bane; Swarthy Skipper: Fresh nectaring on Sand Wart

Black Swallowtail: fresh brood of early instar cats on Fennel; American Lady: 1 fresh, 1 rag; Little Wood-Satyr: worn

Red-banded Hairstreak: worn females; Crossline Skipper: nectared on Red Clover; Zabulon Skipper: nectaring on Japanese Honeysuckle, Deptford Pink and Red Clover

Red-banded Hairstreak: looking for Edwards Hairstreaks / not quite yet; American Lady: all looked like they just came out of chrysalis; Common Buckeye: very common and dark and fresh appearing; Crossline Skipper: fresh males

West path

Eastern Comma: nectaring on lantana & rotting fruit; Mourning Cloak: fresh on fruit dish; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on red lantana; Zabulon Skipper: worn male