September 2015 Sightings
Chris Herz
Audubon garden
Camden County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 3
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 3
- Sachem 5
Dave Amadio
At work in Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 4
- Peck's Skipper 5
- Sachem 1
Sandra Keller
A private garden in Port Norris
Cumberland County, NJ
Sunny, 90 degrees or so, calm winds.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Red-spotted Purple 5
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Zabulon Skipper 8
- Aaron's Skipper 2
- Sachem 15
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
Pat Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 4
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
Jack Miller
my yard, Petersburg
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem a
Jack Connor
Motts Creek Road, Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ
Males, nectaring on climbing boneset.
- Sachem 2
Dave Amadio
Backyard garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
David Reese
My house in Mullica Township
Atlantic County, NJ
Luna moth was an unexpected afternoon visitor
- Cabbage White 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 8
- Sachem 2
- Black Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 4
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 4
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Monarch 8
- Sachem 15
Dave Amadio
At work in Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Least Skipper 4
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 3
Chris Herz
Audubon garden
Camden County, NJ
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)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 3
- Monarch 2
- Sachem 3
Chip Krilowicz
Cape Island Creek
Cape May County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Question Mark 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
Jesse & Jack Connor
Our yard in Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ
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).
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 20
- American Copper 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 50
Chip Krilowicz
Seashore Rd
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
Chip Krilowicz
Cape May Point State Park
Cape May County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 4
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 16
- American Copper 2
- Gray Hairstreak 13
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 6
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 10
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 6
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 33
- Common Wood-Nymph 4
- Monarch 16
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 15
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem 18
Beth Polvino
My yard ~~ North Cape May
Cape May County, NJ
Excited to have Cloudless Sulphur female laying eggs on the Partridge Pea plants in my yard
- Black Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 3
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- Monarch 9
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Sachem 19
Chip Krilowicz
High Beach Rd & Rt 47
Cape May County, NJ
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Chip Krilowicz
Triangle Garden
Cape May County, NJ
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 15
Jean Gutsmuth
Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Atlantic County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 3
- Least Skipper 8
Sandra Keller
Mercer Sod IBA
Burlington County, NJ
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.
- Monarch 5
Chris Herz
Rowan College at GC -- Community garden
Gloucester County, NJ
Hot, humid, 90's. butterflies on the zinnias planted in the garden plots
- Black Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 19
- Clouded Sulphur 4
- Orange Sulphur 21
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 9
- Common Checkered-Skipper 7
- Common Sootywing 2
- Peck's Skipper 4
- Sachem 16
Dave Amadio
Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
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.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 7
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Anglewing sp. 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Sachem 5
Chris Herz & Tedi Marville
Mt. Ephraim garden
Camden County, NJ
Pear tree dropping fruit attracted red-spotted purple, red admiral, & a fresh mourning cloak
- Cabbage White 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Sachem 3
Dave & Pat Amadio
Chestnut Branch Park, Mantua
Gloucester County, NJ
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.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 3
- Harvester 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 29
- Sachem 47
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
Jean Gutsmuth
Haddon Heights garden
Camden County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 3
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Monarch 1
- Peck's Skipper 3
- Sachem 3
David L. Amadio
Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
Including a dark female Eastern Tiger