June 2014 Sightings

Hessel's Hairstreak: photographed, part of irregular second brood, nectaring on Common Milkweed

Striped Hairstreak: pix

Coral Hairstreak: at least 3 nectaring on asclepias tuberosa, 2 on C.milkweed, one on fleabane but not nectaring. Observed 3 in a dogfight. 6 was a conservative count.; Painted Lady: nectaring on dogbane; Silver-spotted Skipper: all over the common milkweed

Banded Hairstreak: engaged in dogfight in oak trees; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on White Clover

Black Swallowtail: both females; Spicebush Swallowtail: one nectaring on Japanese Honeysuckle; American Copper: nectaring on White Clover; Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on White Clover; Eastern Tailed-Blue: one nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Pearl Crescent: one nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Silver-spotted Skipper: one nectaring on Deptford Pink and another on Sweet Pea

Harvester: Picture available; Banded Hairstreak: Picture available; Silver-spotted Skipper: Picture available; Little Glassywing: Picture available

Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on Common Cat's-ear and Sweet Pea

Edwards' Hairstreak: Photos on my Flickr page; Banded Hairstreak: 1 captured by a spider. Photo taken

Eastern Tailed-Blue: female; Rare Skipper: really fresh and nectaring on Pickrelweed / very close, to a tie for butterfly diversity record for one month

Striped Hairstreak: nectaring on Common milkweed; Red-spotted Purple: fresh flying in wild cherry along RR tracks; Mulberry Wing: at least one dark form

Eastern Tailed-Blue: nectared on purple-flowering Vetch and Dogbane; Pearl Crescent: nectared on Dogbane; Tawny-edged Skipper: nectaring on purple-flowering Vetch / a rag; Zabulon Skipper: male nectaring on Sweet Pea; Aaron's Skipper: nectared on purple-flowering Vetch and Sweet Pea; Broad-winged Skipper: nectared on purple-flowering Vetch, Dogbane and Sweet Pea; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectared on Dogbane

Banded Hairstreak: engaged in dogfight in oak trees; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on Verbena bo.

Striped Hairstreak: Photo on my Flickr page —->

American Copper: nectaring on Rudbeckia; Coral Hairstreak: one deceased

flushed them from Euonymous bush around 7:30 p.m.

Coral Hairstreak: Some on Asclepias tuberosa, some on C.milkweed

Coral Hairstreak: mostly on Asclepias tuberosa; Monarch: fresh, nectaring on Com.milkweed; Peck's Skipper: on dogbane; Zabulon Skipper: worn male

Gray Hairstreak: all nectaring on Dogbane / also, beginnings of a new brood; Eastern Tailed-Blue: one nectaring on Dogbane; Rare Skipper: new location for this species!! / digital images of them; Zabulon Skipper: a male; Aaron's Skipper: nectaring on purple-flowering Vetch and Dogbane; Broad-winged Skipper: nectared on Common Cat's-ear, purple-flowering Vetch and Dogbane; Salt Marsh Skipper: all nectaring on Dogbane

Cabbage White: Move along "nothing to see here"