September 2014 Sightings

Painted Lady: all fresh

Checkered White: Fresh brood! (2) females ovipositing. Photos ——>; Variegated Fritillary: Had one that was tiny, about 1/3 the size of others nearby. Confused me, but photo confirmed.; Common Buckeye: Fresh!; Common Checkered-Skipper: Fresh female. Photo ——–>

highest count in one day for the year, so far

Sulphur sp.: white form; Monarch: nectaring on white eupatorium sp.

Monarch: 1 mating pair(female deformed wing)

Cloudless Sulphur: close-up photo of one; American Copper: a fresh male; Gray Hairstreak: on groundsel flowers, Eupatorium sp., and Goldenrod sp.; Eastern Tailed-Blue: females; Pearl Crescent: mix of males and females; Common Buckeye: on Gerardia; Red-spotted Purple: attending rotting pears; Viceroy: fresh; attending rottingpears also; digital images. General public insisted on calling it a Monarch, despite being told otherwise.; Monarch: includes a rag female egg laying on Milkweed sp.; Fiery Skipper: a male; Sachem: conservative count; Zabulon Skipper: 2 females

Fiery Skipper: a male

Cloudless Sulphur: flying W. This species has been flying about Cape May Areafor a week now.; Red Admiral: heading W directly over tall building

American Copper: East Trail Spur; Gray Hairstreak: East Trail Spur; Eastern Tailed-Blue: East Trail Spur; Common Buckeye: so much nectar (acres of Saltmarsh Fleabane, Groundsel-tree, Seaside Goldenrod, Tall Sunflower) and so few butterflies

Tawny Emperor: flying around the lilacs

Gray Hairstreak: ranged from mint fresh to rag. Many nectaring on Trailing Bush-Clover; Red-banded Hairstreak: all worn; Zabulon Skipper: all males

Monarch: 1 extremely worn with loss of most color

Painted Lady: East Trail Spur; Sachem: East Trail Spur

Spicebush Swallowtail: worn male; Clouded Sulphur: uncommon here, more common at Riverwinds; Sulphur sp.: white form; Viceroy: fresh; Common Wood-Nymph: really poor shape; Wild Indigo Duskywing: female; Swarthy Skipper: nectaring on small buddleia in the corner of butterfly garden; Peck's Skipper: nectaring on small buddleia in the corner of butterfly garden; Zabulon Skipper: all males

flying N up over store

Pipevine Swallowtail: including a female laying eggs on Dutchman's Pipe