May 2015 Sightings
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Red Admiral 1
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds Scenic Trail
Gloucester County, NJ
Orange Sulphur: nectaring on Autumn Olive; Eastern Tailed-Blue: including a mated pr.; Horace's Duskywing: Females, one on Autumn Olive, the other on Cypress spurge
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 1
- American Copper 10
- Holly Azure 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 14
- Anglewing sp. 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds River Trail
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 7
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- American Copper 1
Jack Miller
Power lines Estell Manor rd
Cumberland County, NJ
Juvenal's Duskywing: so many active duskywings of three species
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Sleepy Duskywing 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 12+
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds Drive
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 2
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds Community Ctr.
Gloucester County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: male- blurry in flight image
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
Beth Polvino
Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve
Cape May County, NJ
Eastern Tailed-Blue: probably more unable to get good looks at all, 2 mating pairs; Spring Azure: form violacea
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Frosted Elfin 3
- Henry's Elfin 2
- Eastern Pine Elfin 2
- Azure, sp. 11
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 8
- Spring Azure 5
- Falcate Orangetip 1
Tom Reed, Stephen Mason, et al.
Beanery
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 10
- Orange Sulphur 8
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
Tom Reed, Stephen Mason, et al.
Stone Harbor Point
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Dave Amadio
Wheelabrstor Refuge
Gloucester County, NJ
Falcate Orangetip: all males; Anglewing sp.: likely both commas
- Cabbage White 15
- Falcate Orangetip 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 9
- Anglewing sp. 2
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Red Admiral 2
Steven Glynn
Power line along Rt. 555
Cumberland County, NJ
- Eastern Pine Elfin 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- Spring Azure 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 19
Dave Amadio
At Church in Barrington
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Steven Glynn
Bogden Blvd. fields, Millville
Cumberland County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Spring Azure 2
Dave Amadio
Riverwinds Scenic Trail
Gloucester County, NJ
Spicebush Swallowtail: fresh male; Mourning Cloak: same one seen yesterday here; Horace's Duskywing: female
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- American Copper 11
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 8
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Cabbage White 3
- American Copper 1
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
Jack Miller
My yard Petersburg
Cape May County, NJ
Elfin sp.: I have only seen Henry's here in the past
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Elfin sp. 1
- Azure, sp. 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Dave Amadio
Reed's Beach Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Brown Elfin 5
- Hoary Elfin 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 10
Dave Amadio
Jake's Landing Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
Juniper Hairstreak: nectaring on watercress sp.; Pearl Crescent: nectaring on dewberry
- Cabbage White 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Holly Azure 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
- Pearl Crescent 1
Dave Amadio
Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve
Cape May County, NJ
Falcate Orangetip: all males; Eastern Pine Elfin: one nectared on cypress spurge; Juniper Hairstreak: on cypress spurge; Gray Hairstreak: nectaring on early winter-cress; Wild Indigo Duskywing: one female laying eggs on wild indigo; Duskywing sp.: not E.baptisiae
- Falcate Orangetip 5
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Frosted Elfin 23
- Eastern Pine Elfin 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Holly Azure 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 15
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Duskywing sp. 2
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 3
Dave Amadio
Belleplain S.F.
Cape May County, NJ
Sulphur sp.: white form; Duskywing sp.: very uncoperative today; Cobweb Skipper: FOY at least 4 females & 1 male
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Sulphur sp. 1
- Elfin sp. 1
- Henry's Elfin 3
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Azure, sp. 12
- Holly Azure 40
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Duskywing sp. 9
- Juvenal's Duskywing 29
- Cobweb Skipper 5
Dave Amadio
CMBO-CRE Gardens
Cape May County, NJ
Black Swallowtail: female, may have laid eggs on a small shoot of fennel
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
Jim Springer
Barrens south of Lakehurst
Ocean County, NJ
- Brown Elfin 1
- Hoary Elfin 11
- Azure, sp. 7
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Steven Glynn
Rt. 555 powerline/Bevan WMA
Cumberland County, NJ
Juvenal's Duskywing: probably many more
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Eastern Pine Elfin 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 14
- Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- American Lady 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 15
- Horace's Duskywing 1
Steven Glynn
RT. 555 powerline/Bevan WMA
Cumberland County, NJ
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 3
nectaring on pansies