September 2014 Sightings

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: one of these with wings shredded and twisted. Possibly a victim of last night's T-storms.; Harvester: photographed two of them today; Harvester: all on same aphid covered limb; Painted Lady: nectaring on orange profusion zinnias; Least Skipper: along the stream bed in the woods; Fiery Skipper: female on mistflower; Tawny-edged Skipper: fresh on mistflower; Sachem: Observed 16 sp. in the butterfly garden here today. Added Harvester and Least Skipper in the woods.; Zabulon Skipper: 3 males, 1 female

Giant Swallowtail: on zinnia and mexican sunflower, photo'd

Gray Hairstreak: 2 on same Blue Lobelia flower; Monarch: one captured by Praying Mantis; Zabulon Skipper: 3 females; Dun Skipper: very worn

Eastern Comma: 1 fresh, 1 very worn and faded; Red Admiral: 1 fresh, 1 very worn and faded; Red-spotted Purple: one was very large, had me thinking Pipevine for a second as it flashed it's brilliant hindwings.

Sachem: a male and a female

Gray Hairstreak: very fresh; nectaring on White Clover; Common Sootywing: very worn and nectaring on White Clover; Sachem: 1 female; Zabulon Skipper: a female

Black Swallowtail: a male; Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover; Eastern Tailed-Blue: nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover;several females egg-laying on Chinese Bush Clover; Pearl Crescent: includes a mated pair; nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover; Tawny-edged Skipper: nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover; Sachem: nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover; Zabulon Skipper: a female; Aaron's Skipper: nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover and Water Willow; Salt Marsh Skipper: nectaring on Chinese Bush Clover

Orange Sulphur: white form; Monarch: 2 early instars, 2 late; on c. milkweed

on Meadow Beauty flower

Sachem: mostly on buddleias for sale

American Lady: nectaring on Sedum, Goldenrod sp., Eupatorium sp., and Mountain Mint; Zabulon Skipper: 1 female; Aaron's Skipper: one nectaring on Chicory flower; Broad-winged Skipper: nectaring on Anise hyssop and Sedum

Monarch: laying eggs on tropical milkweed; Wild Indigo Duskywing: fresh female, laying eggs on Wild Indigo; Peck's Skipper: on blue mistflower

Sachem: all nectaring on a potted "Black Knight" Buddleia

Spicebush Swallowtail: one was a rag nectaring on Pokeweed flowers; Hackberry Emperor: digital image; Hayhurst's Scallopwing: nectaring on purple-flowering Salvia; Zabulon Skipper: 1 female

Zabulon Skipper: 2 females

Gray Hairstreak: Photo ——->; Monarch: Photo ——->; Northern Broken-Dash: Photo ——->; Sachem: Photo ——->

flying W to E

Sachem: 5 of these on a potted "Black Knight" Buddleia

Eastern Tailed-Blue: 1 male, 3 females; nectaring on White Clover; Least Skipper: fresh ones nectaring on White Clover; Sachem: fairly even mix of males and females

Eastern Tailed-Blue: females; Question Mark: worn 'summer form'; Sachem: 1 female; nectaring on White Clover

Monarch: flying E to W; Sachem: nectaring on Red and White Clover and Sedum

Zabulon Skipper: 2 females

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: late in the day observations