August 2014 Sightings
Jack Miller
my yard, Petersburg
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 12
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 3
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 18
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 7
- Least Skipper 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 8
- Northern Broken-Dash 2
- Little Glassywing 2
- Sachem 14
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 7
- Dun Skipper 2
Chip Krilowicz
Tuckerton Area
Ocean County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 8
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- American Lady 2
- Red Admiral 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Sachem 1
Will Kerling
Goshen Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Chris Tonkinson
CRE CMBO Garden-CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tailed-Blue: fresh; Common Sootywing: fresh; Zabulon Skipper: 1 female
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- American Lady 3
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Common Sootywing 4
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Sachem 10
- Delaware Skipper 3
- Broad-winged Skipper 20
Shawn Wainwright, Al Della Bella, Denice Della Bella, Alyssa Della Fave, and Jessica Wainwright
In my butterfly garden in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: Photo ——>; Red-banded Hairstreak: Photo ——>; Common Wood-Nymph: Photo ——>; Silver-spotted Skipper: Photo ——>; Tawny-edged Skipper: Photo ——>
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 4
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem 4
- Cabbage White 3
Will Kerling
MiddleTownship Bike Path
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: a female; American Copper: nectaring on Queen Anne's Lace; Juniper Hairstreak: nectaring on Queen Anne's Lace; Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on White Clover; Eastern Tailed-Blue: nectaring on White Clover; Pearl Crescent: nectaring on White Clover; Monarch: flying south; Horace's Duskywing: 1 male, 1 female; Common Sootywing: nectaring on White Clover; Least Skipper: nectaring on White Clover; Zabulon Skipper: 1 fresh male nectaring on Thistle sp.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 11
- American Copper 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 18
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 5
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 9
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Common Sootywing 5
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 3
- Sachem 7
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
- Monarch 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Court House-Dennisville Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Will Kerling
Railroad tracks along Magnolia Dr.
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Ruth Cranmer
Mt Laurel backyard
Burlington County, NJ
Eastern Comma: Ist butterfly in the fruit bowl - Photo ——>
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Comma 1
Dave Amadio
Salem WMA, RT45 access
Salem County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 2
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Zabulon Skipper: 2 males, 2 females
- Cabbage White 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
- Monarch 1
Dave Amadio
Swedesbridge Rd. & Oechsle Rd.
Salem County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: including one dark female; Swallowtail sp.: too far out to i.d.; Cabbage White: private property, common, did not count; Clouded Sulphur: identified from roadside; Orange Sulphur: private property, common, did not count; Silver-spotted Skipper: no doubt many more
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Swallowtail sp. 3
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper 8
- Peck's Skipper 1
Dave Amadio
Salem WMA, RT540 access
Salem County, NJ
Cabbage White: chrysalis attached to top of lamb's quarter leaf
- Cabbage White 16
- Cabbage White 1
- Sulphur sp. 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Common Sootywing 7
- Peck's Skipper 2
Will Kerling
Goshen to Rt. 83 via Rt. 47
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Will Kerling
Mechanic St., CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 8
- Sachem 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 6
Dave Amadio
Alloway municipal garden
Salem County, NJ
Juniper Hairstreak: nectaring on mountain mint; Sachem: all very well worn
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 15
- Peck's Skipper 6
- Tawny-edged Skipper 2
- Little Glassywing 2
- Sachem 7
- Dun Skipper 1
Pat & Clay Sutton
Deni Regensburg's garden on Rt 9 in Palermo
Cape May County, NJ
- Hackberry Emperor 1
Will Kerling
Powerline behind ACME in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
White M Hairstreak: nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Eastern Tailed-Blue: females nectaring on Sweet Pepperbush; Zabulon Skipper: males
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 44
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 9
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 140
- Horace's Duskywing 6
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 9
- Northern Broken-Dash 11
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 48
- Dun Skipper 1
Dave Amadio
Swedesbridge Rd.
Salem County, NJ
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Monarch 1
Shawn Wainwright
In my butterfly garden in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: Photo ——>; Spicebush Swallowtail: Photo ——>; Painted Lady: Photo ——>; Monarch: Photo ——>; Silver-spotted Skipper: Photo ——>; Sachem: Photo ——>
- Black Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Spicebush Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Red-banded Hairstreak
- Eastern Tailed-Blue
- American Lady
- Painted Lady
- Red Admiral
- Monarch
- Silver-spotted Skipper
- Sachem
Dave Amadio
Auburn Rd.
Salem County, NJ
Cabbage White: roadside mowed about 3 or 4 wks ago. Dogbane just starting to bloom again
- Cabbage White 17
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 7
- Common Sootywing 1
Cynthia Allen
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: a male; Spicebush Swallowtail: 1 male, 1 female; 'Summer' Spring Azure: 1 nectaring on Oregano; Silver-spotted Skipper: conservative number; Sachem: a rag female; Delaware Skipper: inside Hibiscus blossom; Zabulon Skipper: a fresh female
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 8
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- American Lady 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 20
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 20
- Dun Skipper 1
Dave Amadio
Compromise Rd. & Swedesbridge
Salem County, NJ
Cabbage White: private property, common, did not count; Orange Sulphur: private property, common, did not count
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 14
Will Kerling
Downtown CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
J&J Connor
Our yard & garden, Pt Rep
Atlantic County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 13
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 7
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 6
- Zabulon Skipper 5
- Peck's Skipper 4
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Little Glassywing 5
- Sachem 4
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
Dave Amadio
Rt295 Paulsboro
Gloucester County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Juniper Hairstreak: 4 hairstreak species at the same time on a 2' x 2' patch of cutleaf coneflower; Red-banded Hairstreak: 2 during the day; 12 after 7 pm; last one vanished at 7:50; Red Admiral: first appearence in my yard this year; Common Wood-Nymph: rarely appears in my yard; Silver-spotted Skipper: conservative number; Tawny-edged Skipper: conservative number; Sachem: conservative number; Dun Skipper: Correction: realized when I saw a S. cloudywing this morning that I had neglected to record it on this log. 30 species is new record for my 1/2 acre yard.