July 2017 Sightings

Spent the day tending to the garden. FOY Horace's & BW Skipper for this garden. Been pretty light so far this year here.

Always nice to get a glimpse of C. Wood-Nymph bounding through the shady parts of the garden.

Hot and Humid. Lots of nectar. Few Butterflies.
Found 2 more Three-spotted Cabbage Whites. Could the Team keep an eye out for Three-spotted Cabbage Whites? Be careful as sometimes if the wings aren't aligned and a spot from the other wing shines thru. Most Cabbage Whites will open giving a clear view.
Thanks.

A Butterfly Bush was loaded with Broad-winged Skippers.

Cloudy, hot, humid, one brief rain shower, 9:15 to 12:30.

Walked the bike path for about a mile in each direction.
The Odes outnumbered the Leps 20 to 1. Very few butterflies seen. They may have fallen prey to the numerous dragonflies. Lots of butterfly weed but no Butterflies on any of it.

Pipevine Swallowtail eggs. Black Swallowtail laying eggs. Question Mark was a summer form.

Silver spotted skipper seen daily for a week. Cabbage butterflies always present. Am desperate for help with camera.

After 7 pm, I found 6 mint butterflies only - no worn ones! They were 3 Common Buckeyes, a male Sachem, a Common Wood-Nymph and an Orange Sulphur.

Saw my FOY Banded Hairstreaks. They were fighting for territory in an Oak Tree.

Two hours in the morning 9-11 am. Both Banded Hairstreaks very worn.

Spicebush laying eggs in 2 spice bush shrubs. One egg layed by monarch–very quick visit. More black swallowtail eggs and have 5 cats. Orange sulphur and A. Lady on lavender–both new to yard this season.

Discovered 9 butterfly species in the downtown area.

This old course is a wonderful Grassland but is Private. With permission, access is possible.
The number of Eastern-tailed Blues and Pearl Crescents were off the charts.
Super Abundant. The three of us estimated anywhere from 350-500 just from the cart paths. We did not venture into the grasses. No need. We did not see a single Skipper and only had 3 Hairstreaks. Wood- Nymphs were also abundant with numerous bugs out in the fields. A very large Frit flew across the grasslands but pics were impossible.

All of these butterflies were observed at the Green Creek Fire Station during a fund raiser.

Another warm day here. Substantial rain event last night. FW Skippers hard to come by. Hackberry Emperors likely under-counted as they were frequently engaged in dog fights. One female Hackberry as well a Snout laid eggs on Hackberry. The highlight, however, was a Great Spangled Fritillary. There have only been a small handful recorded in Glouco over the past decade.

[This reports gives us three counties this year for great spangled: SAL (2 reports), CMY, and GLO. Good find, Dave! jc]

Marilyn Henry and I searching for butterflies. Mostly sunny, 88 degrees, SW winds. We walked all over the area. Lots of nectar - not as many butterflies as I would have thought.

Section of the F&WMA about 1/2 way down Alloway Creek Neck Rd. 12 - 12:30. Very hot & humid, very little nectar.

I stopped for 15 minutes in mid-afternoon (2:30) and walked along the roadside.

3 Banded Hairstreaks in a dogfight.

My 8th Three-spotted Cabbage White. This individual was marginal. The lower two spots are barely separated

Main unit off Alloway Creek Neck Rd just before sharp right bend in road. 12:30 - 2 pm. Hazy, hot, & humid. Three of the Azures were nectaring on Devil's Walking Stick (Aralia spinosa) flowers. Lots of Little Wood-Satyrs. If I would have walked more of the area, I could have easily doubled my count.

Mostly sunny, 88 degrees, light NW winds. Walking the bog road from the south.

Resident silver spotted skipper has a tattered wing.
Monarch also present daily since July first, a wild looping, wide ranging flyer.

My third ever sighting of Striped Hairstreak in my yard, with one each in 2015 and 2016. This one was fresh and perched on a Black Cherry leaf. Hopefully, it will return for a picture. A female Black ST was laying eggs on Fennel. Male E. Tiger ST was fresh and probably the beginning of a new brood.

Surprised and pleased to see a second brooded American Copper along the railroad tracks in the downtown area.
Photos of Cynthia's success with Black Swallowtails on her garden Fennel Plants and one failed eclosion of a potential live butterfly.