July 2016 Sightings
Will Kerling
High's Beach Area - Cape May CH
Cape May County, NJ
- American Snout 1
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 20
Will Kerling
Middle Township Bike Path - Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
Found a fresh, male Sachem, 2 Gray Hairstreaks and a Salt Marsh Skipper using White Clover for nectar.
- Cabbage White 5
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Sachem 1
Harvey Tomlinson
Harvey's Hummer Hut
Cape May County, NJ
Only my 2nd sighting of a Monarch this year and she was nectaring on my Tithonia and ovipositing on all 3 of my milkweed species. No pics today. I left her alone.
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 6
Jack Miller
my yard, Petersburg
Cape May County, NJ
[This is our first rare skipper of 2016. Congratulations and welcome back to the NJ and the USA to Jack Miller. jc]
- Rare Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Downtown Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
A Red Admiral zipped through the cars at Acme Market parking lot traveling toward the northeast.
- Red Admiral 1
Chris Herz
Audubon garden
Camden County, NJ
Hot & humid, 8 black swallowtail cats on parsley, 4 on fennel, 3 chrysalis. One adult black swallowtail male released.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Banded Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
Will Kerling
Railroad Tracks along Magnolia Drive - Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
It was great to see a fresh Common Wood-Nymph along the tracks.
- Cabbage White 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
Will Kerling
402 West Hand Avenue - Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
A fresh female, Eastern Tailed-Blue was staying in the back yard and later two Cabbage Whites visited, briefly, and got nectar from Common Cat's-ear.
- Cabbage White 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
Cynthia Allen
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- Banded Hairstreak 3
- Broad-winged Skipper 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
Brian Johnson and Will Kerling
Beaver Swamp WMA
Cape May County, NJ
We found Mulberry Wings and this is a new population for Cape May County. This is the southern-most place for them now – that we know about. Will check for them even further south due to this discovery! Saw a few getting nectar from the Lizard Tail plant.
[Congratulations to both observers on this significant and very cool find! jc]
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 2
- Appalachian Brown 5
- Little Wood-Satyr 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Mulberry Wing 39
SJ Butterflyers, AWS, Glou Cty Nature Club
Medford Leas, Medford
Burlington County, NJ
13 participants. Sunny but windy, 82 degrees. Windy conditions kept numbers down. Second trip in fields added 5 new species. Some un-id worn grass skippers. Some aphids seen on American beech, but no Harvesters found. Interesting bugs in addition to butterflies seen.
[Moderator's Note: thanks to Chris Herz for leading this very successful trip, our second group field trip of 2016. Thank you, Chris! jc]
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 12
- Sulphur sp. 1
- Orange Sulphur 13
- American Copper 2
- Coral Hairstreak 7
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- Lady sp. 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 5
- Common Wood-Nymph 17
- Silver-spotted Skipper 25
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Little Glassywing 4
- Dun Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Belleplain to Cape May Court House
Cape May County, NJ
There were 9 Cabbage Whites counted on this trip - Belleplain (2), Lizard Tail (1), Downtown Cape May CH (1), 402 West Hand Avenue (3) and MTBP (2).
- Cabbage White 9
Will Kerling
Head of River - northern line of Cape May County
Cape May County, NJ
Counted 14 Mulberry Wings on the Pickrelweed and saw an Appalachian Brown basking on a large leaf along the river. The Spangled Skimmers were catching early sun, also.
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Mulberry Wing 14
Dolores Amesbury
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
I'm pretty sure the Cloudywing is a Northern because of the dark face.
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Aaron's Skipper 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 4
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 4
- Dun Skipper 1
Cynthia Allen
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Banded Hairstreak 3
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
- Dun Skipper 1
Jennifer Bulava
Lummis Ponds Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Cedarville
Cumberland County, NJ
My husband Damon and I made the trip down to the 10 acre field of milkweed to check for monarchs. 4:10-5:30pm. (No trails here). I observed at least 10 monarchs in the part I surveyed, and Damon saw at least 5 more on the other side of the field. I saw 6 monarchs mating and one being carried by its mate; in the photo it appears to have missing legs. Another monarch was perched on a milkweed for quite some time but its abdomen was held above the wings, strangely. The only flowers in this field are common milkweed and musk thistle.
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 2
- Monarch 15
Tom Bailey
Palmyra Cove Nature Park
Burlington County, NJ
- Cabbage White 240
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Eastern Comma 5
- Red Admiral 16
- Duskywing sp. 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 4
- Dun Skipper 1
Claire Campbell
Pennington Park (BurlCo Parks)
Burlington County, NJ
Temp in mid 70's slight wind and slightly overcast.
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Monarch 2
Tom Bailey
Rancocas State Park
Burlington County, NJ
Half-hour walk around the Rancocas Nature Center and field.
- Cabbage White 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
Steven Glynn
Bronze Copper Colony #1
Salem County, NJ
2nd brood flying with a mint-fresh individual found basking, hopefully more to come this week. Also new brood of Pearl Crescents and Cabbage Whites.
- Cabbage White 9
- Bronze Copper 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 6
- Pearl Crescent 8
- Monarch 1
- Least Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
Steven Glynn
Pennsville Premier Cinema field/area
Salem County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Sachem 1
Tom Bailey
Rancocas State Park
Burlington County, NJ
Former Indian Reservation area. Only spent @1.5 hours walking the fields. Many Com. Wood-Nymphs including two mating I was able to photograph. Many dragonflies as well. Need rain.
- Orange Sulphur 1
- American Copper 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 9
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 39
Steven Glynn
Western Cumberland County- Bronze Copper area
Cumberland County, NJ
Mint-fresh 2nd brood of Bronze Coppers flying. Broad-winged Skippers count actual dial counted.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 7
- Bronze Copper 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Aaron's Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 67
Steven Glynn
Nabb Ave. field
Cumberland County, NJ
Late afternoon visit (after 4pm) and overcast. Anything seen was flushed up from the ground. No whites of any kind flying at the time.
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
David L. Amadio
Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Rare Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
Steven Glynn
Bronze Copper Colony #2
Salem County, NJ
Mint-fresh Bronze Coppers from 2nd brood flying. Curiously, found in outer extremes to property and not in perceived center of colony. Also, fresh brood of Common Buckeyes flying and, happily, fresh Common Sootywings. Broad-winged Skipper count is actual dial counted. Rare Skippers mint fresh too! Summer Azure is a curiosity….very small (like spring) and already very worn.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White common
- Orange Sulphur common
- Bronze Copper 2
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue common
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 7
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 9
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Common Sootywing 4
- Rare Skipper 3
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 3
- Sachem 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 196
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Crossline Skipper 2
Chris Herz
Wheelabrator Refuge -- garden only
Gloucester County, NJ
Short stop to weed and water a couple plants–11:30-12:30. 13 late instar Black Swallowtail cats on fennel. Both clearwing moths were on butterfly bush. All butterflies were in the garden.
[Chris's report gives us our third county for great spangled in 2016, all on our western side: SAL, BUR, and GLO. jc]
- Black Swallowtail 0
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Great Spangled Fritillary 1
- American Lady 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Little Wood-Satyr 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Little Glassywing 2
Two flowering Common Milkweed plants had drawn in, at least, 20 Broad-winged Skippers.
Another observation was surprising and quiet pleasurable. Some of the 'Summer Form' Question Marks that emigrated into this area a month or so ago must now be generating a new generation of 'Summer Form' Question Marks!