July 2012 Sightings
Will Kerling
Rte. 9 and Avalon Boulevard, nearby field
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 5
- American Snout 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 4
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Sachem 2
Chris Herz
backyard garden, Audubon
Camden County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: female; also 3 cats on dill; Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: buddleia, different individ. from 2 yesterday; Cabbage White: lots of activity today…finally; 'Summer' Spring Azure: mt. mint, both fresh; American Snout: cleaning out pond & attracted to green slime/algae!; American Lady: purple coneflower; Least Skipper: new for the yard; Sachem: on buddleia, anise hyssop, mt. mint
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- American Snout 1
- Anglewing sp. 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 5
Rhea Doherty
North Boyd Street Garden - CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
Will Kerling
CMCH to Rio Grande via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links - South
Cape May County, NJ
Painted Lady: fresh / nectaring on Buddleia; Red Admiral: every month of the year, so far; Red-spotted Purple: fresh; Horace's Duskywing: fresh males; Sachem: one female
- Cabbage White 4
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Sachem 4
Will Kerling
Powerline N just beyond Rte. 608 on Rte. 550 to Scott Avenue (2 miles)
Cape May County, NJ
Cabbage White: one nectaring on Wild Indigo; Orange Sulphur: one nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Pearl Crescent: nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Question Mark: a 'Summer Form'; Painted Lady: both fresh / nectaring on Knapweed; Common Buckeye: seen all 7 months of the year; Red-spotted Purple: very fresh; Common Wood-Nymph: all fresh; Monarch: nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Cloudywing sp.: egg laying, but didn't stop for id; Horace's Duskywing: one nectaring on Dogbane; Least Skipper: all fresh; Sachem: 3 females / nectaring on Knapweed
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 8
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 14
- Question Mark 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 6
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 3
- Monarch 1
- Cloudywing sp. 1
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Least Skipper 9
- Sachem 8
- Red Admiral 1
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, W.Deptfrd
Gloucester County, NJ
White M Hairstreak: Was resting on Japanese Yew, have images; Mourning Cloak: Flying from one shady area to another, never nectaring
- Cabbage White 7
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Question Mark 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Sachem 3
- Red Admiral 2
Cynthia Allen
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: male; Question Mark: in Hops; Red Admiral: fresh; Horace's Duskywing: incl. 2 females and a mated pair;record high number for yard; Common Sootywing: male; Sachem: males; Rare Skipper: record high for yard; usually only 1-2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 3
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Horace's Duskywing 9
- Common Sootywing 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 3
- Rare Skipper 5
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 35
Will Kerling
AGL to CMCH via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Will Kerling
AGL to Rte. 550 via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
Clay and Pat Sutton
Sutton's GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Cloudless Sulphur: laying eggs on Partridge Pea; Question Mark: on gooey fruit; Red-spotted Purple: on gooey fruit; Little Wood-Satyr: on gooey fruit; Common Wood-Nymph: on gooey fruit
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- American Snout 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 3
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 6
- Little Wood-Satyr 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Sachem 6
- Broad-winged Skipper 5
Mike Crewe
Belleplain just east of the village
Cape May County, NJ
- Tawny Emperor 1
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds Scenic Trail
Gloucester County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: female; Coral Hairstreak: fairly fresh, nectaring on common milkweed near swamp area, have 1 image; Red-spotted Purple: in the parking area on damp soil; Viceroy: amongst the pickerelweed; Hackberry Emperor: Near its host but perched in a Sassafrass; Monarch: nectaring on swamp milkweed
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 28
- Coral Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral 16
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 1
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 2
- Monarch 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
Dave Amadio
At church in Barrington
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- Sachem 2
Will Kerling
Rte. 550 toward Woodbine, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Sam Galick
Green Creek yard
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- American Lady 2
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Sootywing 2
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 1
Clay and Pat Sutton
Sutton's GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Question Mark: on gooey fruit; Red-spotted Purple: on gooey fruit; Viceroy: on gooey fruit; Little Wood-Satyr: on gooey fruit; Common Wood-Nymph: on gooey fruit
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- American Snout 1
- Question Mark 4
- Red Admiral 4
- Red-spotted Purple 8
- Viceroy 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Sachem 10
- Broad-winged Skipper 10
Will Kerling
Avalon Golf Links - South
Cape May County, NJ
Sachem: 2 females / nectaring on Yarrow, White Clover and Mimosa; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectaring on White Clover
- Cabbage White 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Sachem 15
Will Kerling
The Museum of Cape May County
Cape May County, NJ
Horace's Duskywing: a fresh male; Sachem: all males / Buddleia and White Clover; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectaring on Butterfly Bush
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Sachem 4
Cynthia Allen
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: mint fresh female; Red-spotted Purple: fresh; Silver-spotted Skipper: 1 fresh, 1 worn; Horace's Duskywing: 2 females; Sachem: males; Delaware Skipper: fresh
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 6
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Horace's Duskywing 7
- Rare Skipper 3
- Salt Marsh Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 3
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 30
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, W.Deptfrd
Gloucester County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: stunning individual on lantana; Red Admiral: competing with bald faced hornets on the fruit dish, also favoring yellow lantana
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 7
- Question Mark 2
- Red Admiral 4
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Sachem 2
Will Kerling
CMCH to AGL-S via Rte. 9
Cape May County, NJ
Painted Lady: a very fresh one on Buddleia; Sachem: males
- Painted Lady 1
- Sachem 2
Will Kerling
Railroad Tracks along Magnolia Drive - CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Orange Sulphur: one nectaring on Red Clover; Horace's Duskywing: fresh male; Sachem: all fresh females; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on pink-flowering Sweet Pea
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Common Sootywing 2
- Sachem 3
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Garden across Rte. 9 from CM County Zoo Entrance
Cape May County, NJ
Horace's Duskywing: a fresh female; Sachem: one female / They were nectaring on Anise Hyssop, a yellow-flowering Yarrow and Echinacea.
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Sachem 7
Will Kerling
downtown CMCH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: a close look at a stunning male; Eastern Tailed-Blue: flying on N Boyd Street at 6:40 am with cloud cover; American Lady: nectaring on Buddleia; Painted Lady: very fresh; Red Admiral: rapidly flying E to W; Horace's Duskywing: one a fresh female; Sachem: one female / This bug is a regular everyday where ever you go!; Salt Marsh Skipper: still coming off the marshes for nectar along Rte. 9
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 14
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 3
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Salt Marsh Skipper 20
- Sachem 8
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Rhea Doherty
North Boyd Street Garden - CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
Dave Amadio
At work in Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ
Least Skipper: both on white clover; Peck's Skipper: nectaring also on white clover
- Cabbage White 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
Will Kerling
CM County Cultural Commission Cultural Information Center
Cape May County, NJ
Pearl Crescent: nectaring on a small yellow-flowering Coreopsis; Sachem: a male
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Sachem 1
Orange Sulphur: found the first 7 months of the year now; American Snout: flew out of field and it went west; Red Admiral: flying N to S / found the first 7 months of the year now; Monarch: nectaring on Common Milkweed; Horace's Duskywing: fresh male; Sachem: a female and a male