August 2016 Sightings

Tom Bailey

PSE&G Estuary Enhancement Project, Elsinboro Township
Salem County, NJ

Most of my time was spent walking the nature trail through the marsh. I also walked the road near the old house for about 45 minutes.

  • Cabbage White 3
  • Sulphur sp. 1
  • Orange Sulphur 2
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 13
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Rare Skipper 2
  • Zabulon Skipper 5
  • Least Skipper 2
  • Broad-winged Skipper 153

Rare Skipper

Will Kerling

Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve - Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

Found Appalachian Browns and Dion Skippers in a sedge habitat for our August records. There were plenty of Eastern Tiger Swallowtails at LT this day!

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 14
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 7
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 7
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Common Buckeye 7
  • Viceroy 1
  • Appalachian Brown 6
  • Common Wood-Nymph 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Southern Cloudywing 1
  • Swarthy Skipper 1
  • Least Skipper 1
  • Northern Broken-Dash 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 1
  • Dion Skipper 30

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Dion Skipper

Appalachian Brown

Will Kerling

Railroad Tracks along Magnolia Drive - CMCH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

Half of the butterfly species were in the skipper family. The best find in my mine was a female Tawny-edged Skipper.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Orange Sulphur 2
  • American Copper 2
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

Will Kerling

402 West Hand Avenue - CMCH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

Two ETS and a Spicebush Swallowtail visited the yard from time to time.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1

Will Kerling

Woodbine, NJ to Cape May CH
Cape May County, NJ

Everyday, still, I see ETS crossing the highways - Woodbine (a Cabbage White) and Rte. 47 (2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails and a Cabbage White).

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 2

Mike Hannisian

My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
  • Cabbage White 5
  • Pearl Crescent 4
  • Monarch 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 4
  • Broad-winged Skipper 4

Pearl Crescent

Will Kerling

Estell Manor, NJ Area
Atlantic County, NJ

There are Peck's Skippers ranging from well worn to fresh. The Question Mark Cats are almost ready to change to the chrysalis stage.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 4
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
  • Pearl Crescent 3
  • Monarch 1
  • Peck's Skipper 5
  • Northern Broken-Dash 1
  • Little Glassywing 1

Peck's Skipper

Will Kerling

Downtown Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

Cabbage Whites and Eastern Tiger Swallowtails are an everyday occurrence in the downtown. There is a lull in Cabbage White numbers, at present.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 2

Cabbage White

David L. Amadio

Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ

Not much action tonight with cloudy & damp conditions. My wife Pat alerted me to a seemingly patriotic Eastern Comma.

  • Cabbage White 1
  • Eastern Comma 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 3

Eastern Comma

Donna Van Horn

Cape May Bird Observatory, Goshen
Cape May County, NJ

Also multiple skippers.

  • Black Swallowtail 4
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Juniper Hairstreak 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • American Lady 2
  • Common Buckeye 7

Juniper Hairstreak

Tom Bailey

Supawna Meadows NWR
Salem County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 5
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Gray Hairstreak 4
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 26
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Question Mark 1
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 2
  • Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 12
  • Least Skipper 1
  • Peck's Skipper 6
  • Delaware Skipper 3
  • Broad-winged Skipper 16

Gray Hairstreak

Delaware Skipper

Tom Bailey

Salem River F&WMA
Salem County, NJ

This section of the F&WMA is off of Rt. 540. Short 45 minute walk as rainstorm rolled in.

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 3
  • Sulphur sp. 1
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Least Skipper 1
  • Peck's Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 11

Cynthia Allen

My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

Delaware Skippers have always loved the Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) growing in my garden. Today I had the first Hibiscus bloom along with my FOY Delaware (missed the first brood here).

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 2
  • Delaware Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 5

Dolores Amesbury

My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

Overcast with spritzing rain off and on all day.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 2
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
  • American Lady 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 3
  • Broad-winged Skipper 15

Zabulon Skipper, female

David L. Amadio

Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ

Zabs 2 males 1 female

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 3
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 3
  • Broad-winged Skipper 2

Chip Krilowicz

Haddonfield yard
Camden County, NJ

Cloudy Day

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

Will Kerling

Wetlands Institute - Stone Harbor Point
Cape May County, NJ

The Salt Marsh Skippers were getting nectar from Russian Sage in the garden.

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 9
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 11
  • Broad-winged Skipper 3

Salt Marsh Skipper

Black Swallowtail

Chris Herz

Audubon garden
Camden County, NJ

Cloudy most of the day until late afternoon. Male and female Black Swallowtails, with female laying a few eggs on parsley. Male Zab new for this garden. Possible Red-spotted purple. Monarch ovipositing on common milkweed.

  • Black Swallowtail 2
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Monarch
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 1

Will Kerling

Estell Manor, NJ Area
Cape May County, NJ

Searched high and low to find a Little Wood-Satyr for August and found one.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 12
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Pearl Crescent 4
  • Little Wood-Satyr 1
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 2
  • Peck's Skipper 12
  • Tawny-edged Skipper 1
  • Northern Broken-Dash 8
  • Little Glassywing 3
  • Sachem 7
  • Dun Skipper 2

Horace's Duskywing

Little Wood-Satyr

Will Kerling

Head of River to Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

There were swallowtails, Cabbage Whites and Red-spotted Purples on this trip - Head of River (2 tigers and 2 Red-spotted Purples), Belleplain (2 Cabbage Whites, a tiger and a Spicebush Swallowtail), Woodbine (4 tigers and 4 spices) and CH-Dennisville Road (2 Cabbage Whites, 2 tigers and a spice).

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 6
  • Cabbage White 4
  • Red-spotted Purple 2

David L. Amadio

Rt 70 & Old Cuthbert Rd. Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ

Nectaring on Mimosa

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2

Cynthia Allen

My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

First C. Wood-Nymph in my yard this season. While they have been common elsewhere, C. W-N has been uncommon in this immediate area. 3 female E. Tigers, one a black form. Delaware Skipper was in a white Lily sp. today.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 2
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Common Wood-Nymph 1
  • Horace's Duskywing 1
  • Delaware Skipper 1
  • Broad-winged Skipper 6

Will Kerling

402 West Hand Avenue - Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

A 'Summer Form' Question Mark gave chase to a Spicebush Swallowtail crossing the back yard. In this same yard, a Silver-spotted Skipper was egg laying on a Locust tree.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Question Mark 1
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1

Will Kerling

Downtown Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

There were skippers from the salt marsh downtown and an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail was gathering nectar from Echinacea flowers.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 6
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 3
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 2
  • Sachem 4
  • Broad-winged Skipper 3

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Salt Marsh Skipper

David L. Amadio

Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 3
  • Broad-winged Skipper 3

Will Kerling

402 West Hand Avenue - Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

The over mowed yard does not have much to offer. A Cabbage White got nectar from Common Cat's-ear. It is a single plant with its lone flower and the only other nectar is a few clovers that escaped the blade.

  • Cabbage White 1
  • Sachem 1

David L. Amadio

At work in Cherry Hill
Camden County, NJ

  • Spicebush Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Peck's Skipper 1
  • Sachem 1

Will Kerling

Downtown CMCH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ

This was another great skipper spot.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
  • Cabbage White 8
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Silver-spotted Skipper 5
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 4
  • Zabulon Skipper 1
  • Sachem 18
  • Broad-winged Skipper 2

Zabulon Skipper

Silver-spotted Skipper

Claire Campbell

Duchess Avenue Backyard, Marlton
Burlington County, NJ

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 2
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Zabulon Skipper 3
  • Peck's Skipper 1

Zabulon Skipper, female

Zabulon Skipper, male

Peck's Skipper

Beth Polvino

Goshen CMBO
Cape May County, NJ

Sunny with light winds. Many species of butterflies, bees and flies were nectaring on Mountain Mint. Hayhurst's Scallopwing found ~ a lifer for me

  • Black Swallowtail 6
  • Spicebush Swallowtail 6
  • Cabbage White 3
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 2
  • Juniper Hairstreak 4
  • Gray Hairstreak 2
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
  • Lady sp. 1
  • Pearl Crescent 2
  • American Lady 2
  • Common Buckeye 6
  • Monarch 2
  • Hayhurst's Scallopwing 1
  • Horace's Duskywing 3
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 2
  • Broad-winged Skipper C

Hayhurst's Scallopwing

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