September 2013 Sightings

Cloudless Sulphur: one nectaring on Hibiscus Flowers - digital images; Salt Marsh Skipper: an amazing surprise!! / only second individual SM Skipper in 7 years of butterflying south of the canal / mint fresh - great digital images

White M Hairstreak: fresh, on sedum–photo'd; Monarch: male, patrolling; mated pair seen later in day & another male

American Lady: really fresh

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: all worn; Sachem: mostly males, many very fresh

Cloudless Sulphur: one a female; Sachem: both females; Broad-winged Skipper: being chased by a Silver-spotted Skipper

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: 1 black female; American Lady: 1 rag, 1 fresh; Sachem: 1 female captured by Argiope spider; Zabulon Skipper: 2 females; Dun Skipper: a female

Black Swallowtail: both males

Variegated Fritillary: fresh; Fiery Skipper: male; Zabulon Skipper: female

Black Swallowtail: a male; Question Mark: a 'Summer Form'; Viceroy: mint fresh; Sachem: a female; Zabulon Skipper: both males

came from the Delaware Bay - flying W to E

Giant Swallowtail: Two quick flyby looks as close as 6 ft.

Spicebush Swallowtail: egg laying on Sassafras

Sachem: coming on strong everywhere

Black Swallowtail: 3 females egg laying on Curly Parsley / 3 males; Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: a yellow female egg laying in a Black Cherry Tree; Cabbage White: includes a mated pair; Question Mark: a 'Summer Form'; Monarch: 4 females egg layng on Common & Tropical Milkweed; Monarch: eating a Tropical Milkweed Leaf - last Instar; Sachem: around half were females; Zabulon Skipper: 3 females

saw them on buddleia while stopped at a traffic light.

Least Skipper: one nectaring on White Clover; Sachem: one nectaring on White Clover