July 2014 Sightings

Aaron's Skipper: Conservative count. Everywhere; Broad-winged Skipper: Conservative count. Everywhere

Rare Skipper: Pic on Flickr acct —->

Spicebush Swallowtail: one nectared on Butterfly Weed; Cabbage White: one nectaring on Red Clover; Orange Sulphur: nectared on Butterfly Weed; Banded Hairstreak: digital images; Eastern Tailed-Blue: nectared on Red Clover and White Clover; Southern Cloudywing: mint fresh / nectaring on Deptford Pink and Red Clover; Tawny-edged Skipper: all very worn and all nectaring on Red Clover, only; Crossline Skipper: female; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectaring on Vicia cracca ( a purple-flowering Vetch) plus landed on my hand

Spicebush Swallowtail: Egg laying

Banded Hairstreak: engaged in dogfight in oak trees

Striped Hairstreak: all nectaring on WSC / condition - rag to fairly, fresh; 'Summer' Spring Azure: nectaring on White Sweet Clover; Pearl Crescent: nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on WSC / very worn; Common Sootywing: nectaring on WSC; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on WSC; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectaring on WSC

Cabbage White: all five species nectaring on Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Aaron's Skipper: conservative count, all over the vetch; Broad-winged Skipper: conservative count, all over the vetch; Salt Marsh Skipper: only coming onto the knapweed

Salt Marsh Skipper: nectaring on Knapweed

flushed it while watering flowering container before 7 am

Pearl Crescent: nectaring on Common Milkweed; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Common Milkweed

Zabulon Skipper: a worn male; Salt Marsh Skipper: all four species nectaring on Butterfly Bush

Salt Marsh Skipper: Had I walked the whole dike I imagine this number would have been over 700

all nectaring on Dogbane near 7 pm

all nectaring on Buttonbush - 7pm

Cabbage White: nectared on Common Cat's-ear; Orange Sulphur: nectared on Common Cat's-ear; Eastern Tailed-Blue: one nectared Common Cat's-ear; Pearl Crescent: both nectaring on Common Cat's-ear; Rare Skipper: nectaring only on Dogbane; Aaron's Skipper: nectaring on Dogbane; Broad-winged Skipper: some nectared on Dogbane; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectared on Common Cat's-ear and Dogbane

Cabbage White: nectaring on Knapweed; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectared on Sweet Pea; Broad-winged Skipper: nectared on Sweet Pea; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectaring on Knapweed

engaged in dogfight in oak trees

Salt Marsh Skipper: 6 bfly, but 6 species in my severly drought stressed yard

Cabbage White: nectaring on Catmint and a purple-flowering Salvia (domestic); Eastern Tailed-Blue: using White Clover for nectar; American Lady: nectaring on Butterfly Bush; Silver-spotted Skipper: all nectaring on Butterfly Bush; Common Sootywing: buzzing around Lamb's Quarter; Aaron's Skipper: nectaring on Butterfly Bush; Salt Marsh Skipper: two nectaring on Butterfly Bush and the others using a large, white-flowering Daisy

Black Swallowtail: a female; Spicebush Swallowtail: three nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Cabbage White: using Red Clover and Knapweed; Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on Butterfly Weed / We have 30 Butterfly Species for the month, already!!!; Eastern Tailed-Blue: a few nectaring on Butterfly Weed; Pearl Crescent: using Butterfly Weed and White Clover; Viceroy: digital image of fresh one; Silver-spotted Skipper: two nectaring on Red Clover and the rest using Sweet Pea; Common Sootywing: nectaring on White Clover; Tawny-edged Skipper: using Red Clover; Crossline Skipper: a female nectaring on White Clover and the other using Sweet Pea (digital image); Salt Marsh Skipper: using Red and White Clovers