September 2015 Sightings

Including a dark female Eastern Tiger

Sunny, 90 degrees or so, calm winds.

Short stop in the garden at 5:45 pm

Males, nectaring on climbing boneset.

Luna moth was an unexpected afternoon visitor

My FOY Painted Lady in my garden.

With the lack of rain, numbers seem down. Monarchs were released. 4 black swallowtail cats on fennel & dill (getting fresh dill plants from farmer's market)

Sachems more numerous every day. Zabulon a female, which for some reason we find here far less often than males. Red-spotted purple very fresh, on bananas (but camera in the house).

Excited to have Cloudless Sulphur female laying eggs on the Partridge Pea plants in my yard

I was watching for birds at dusk. Mostly cloudy, east winds, 76 degrees. I found it surprising to see butterflies in those conditions. The Monarchs were low in a field with wildflowers and milkweed.

Hot, humid, 90's. butterflies on the zinnias planted in the garden plots

Watched as a very fresh female Black Swallowtail went from nectaring on Mexican sunflowers to laying eggs on a potted parsley plant. I was able to find at least 11 eggs.

Pear tree dropping fruit attracted red-spotted purple, red admiral, & a fresh mourning cloak

Spent about an hour at the park in the butterfly garden and a walk down to the Beech forest. Was able to show Pat her first Harvester. Limited aphid activity, found one female laying eggs near them.

Black form of Eastern tiger Swallowtail