August 2014 Sightings
Will Kerling
Holly Lake
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 4
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 12
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Aaron's Skipper 6
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Rare Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 2
- Delaware Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 12
Dale Schweitzer
Port Norris
Cumberland County, NJ
- Hackberry Emperor 2
Will Kerling
CRE CMBO/Garden CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Red-banded Hairstreak: on Mountain Mint; Zabulon Skipper: a male
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Cynthia Allen
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: both males; Spicebush Swallowtail: 3 males and 3 females; Eastern Tailed-Blue: a female; Delaware Skipper: 1 in Hibiscus blossom; Zabulon Skipper: a male
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 8
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 16
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Aaron's Skipper 4
- Delaware Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 25
- Dun Skipper 1
Chip Krilowicz
Haddonfield Yard
Camden County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
Will Kerling
Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
- Monarch 1
Will Kerling
Preserved Farm in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Spicebush Swallowtail: one nectared on White-fringed Orchids; Tawny-edged Skipper: includes a mated pair; Salt Marsh Skipper: Most butterflies at this location nectaring on Ironweed
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 21
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 5
- Monarch 12
- Silver-spotted Skipper 42
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 5
- Aaron's Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 8
- Crossline Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 5
- Sachem 6
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 26
Will Kerling
Power line off Goshen Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
American Lady: all fresh; Red-spotted Purple: one egg laying on the tips of cherry leaves. Macro shots of the eggs with extension tubes; could see details of egg structure.; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Water Willow; Tawny-edged Skipper: a male; digital image; Aaron's Skipper: a male; Dion Skipper: females; new site for Dion
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 9
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 2
- Red-spotted Purple 4
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 18
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Dion Skipper 2
Will Kerling
Domestic flower patch S of CRE on Rt. 47
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Monarch 1
Will Kerling
Rt. 47 from Goshen to CRE
Cape May County, NJ
- Monarch 1
Pat & Clay Sutton
Sutton GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- American Snout 1
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Question Mark 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Hackberry Emperor 3
Will Kerling
Railroad tracks along Magnolia Drive, CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Southern Cloudywing: mint fresh with ventral purple frosting
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Sachem 2
Will Kerling
Goshen Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
American Lady: nectaring on Peppermint flowers; Painted Lady: nectaring on Peppermint flowers; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Peppermint flowers; Zabulon Skipper: 2 males; nectaring on Peppermint flowers
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Court House-Dennisville Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
Cynthia Allen
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Horace's Duskywing: a female; Zabulon Skipper: a male
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 8
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 3
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 15
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Aaron's Skipper 3
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 20
Shawn Wainwright
In my butterfly garden in Toms River
Ocean County, NJ
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: Photo ——>; Red-banded Hairstreak: Photo ——>; Tawny-edged Skipper: Photo ——>
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- American Lady 4
- Painted Lady 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
Michael Drake
Palmyra Cove Nature Park
Burlington County, NJ
Zabulon Skipper: First females of the season today - 8 of them
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 21
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Anglewing sp. 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 9
- Eastern Comma 1
- Red Admiral 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper 29
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 73
- Swarthy Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 26
- Tawny-edged Skipper 3
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
- Dun Skipper 5
Will Kerling
400 Block W. Hand Ave., CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Cabbage White: nectaring on Wood-Sorrel; Common Buckeye: nectaring on White Clover; Sachem: a male
- Cabbage White 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Sachem 1
Chip Krilowicz
Heislerville area
Cumberland County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 8
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 29
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
- Pearl Crescent 5
- American Lady 5
- Common Buckeye 6
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Monarch 7
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Southern Cloudywing 5
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Swarthy Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 4
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
Chris Tonkinson
CRE CMBO Garden CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: a female; Spicebush Swallowtail: 2 females, 1 male; Zabulon Skipper: 3 males, 3 females; all very fresh
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 6
- Sachem 6
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 20
Pat & Clay Sutton
Sutton GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Pipevine Swallowtail: caterpillars still on Dutchman's Pipe vine; Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: female
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Pipevine Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Question Mark 1
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 10
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Middle Township Bike Path
Cape May County, NJ
Red-spotted Purple: found egg on the tip of leaf of Black Cherry tree; Silver-spotted Skipper: nectaring on Red Root; Horace's Duskywing: a male; Common Sootywing: nectaring on White Clover; Zabulon Skipper: a female nectaring on Red Clover and a male nectaring on Wisteria flowers
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 5
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 20
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Common Sootywing 2
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
Dave Amadio
At work in Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ
Zabulon Skipper: all males, 2 on self heal, 1 on hawkweed sp.
- Cabbage White 1
- Zabulon Skipper 3
J&J Connor
Our yard & garden, Pt Rep
Atlantic County, NJ
Juniper Hairstreak: one worn, one fresh; Zabulon Skipper: all males (following Mike D comment above; we have had no fmls yet here this year: where are they?
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 8
- Red-banded Hairstreak 7
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 7
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 6
- Zabulon Skipper 5
- Peck's Skipper 8
- Tawny-edged Skipper 4
- Little Glassywing 6
- Sachem 3
Dave Amadio
Rt295 South, Paulsboro
Gloucester County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Will Kerling
Court House-Dennisville Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Gray Hairstreak: a female egg laying on Chinese Bush Clover; Red-banded Hairstreak: one of these two laid an egg on the ground underneath a leaf after a 20 min. search for the site; digital images of the egg.; Rare Skipper: fairly fresh; Zabulon Skipper: both males