August 2018 Sightings
Eric Todd
my backyard butterfly bush/ backyard in Salem, NJ
Salem County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Sachem 2
Chris Herz
Wheelabrator Refuge, Westville
Gloucester County, NJ
Late in the day 5:15-6. Humid, 89 degrees but partly cloudy. One late instar Monarch cat on c. milkweed in the garden. Two additional monarch cats on the trail. Road to the river active with E. Commas. Garden had male and female Spicebush ST, Red Admiral, Zabulon skipper, C. White, Silver-spotted skipper, Broad-winged skipper, sachem.
[Interesting that we have had several double-digit counts of e. commas recently – from both GLO (Herz and Amadio) and BUR (Bailey). jc]
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Cabbage White 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Anglewing sp. 3
- Eastern Comma 10
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Sachem 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
Chris Herz
Audubon garden
Camden County, NJ
Black ST released, 6 others in chrysalis, 5 Monarch cats and 6 in chrysalis. Sachems disappeared after all the rains.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Monarch 1
Jesse and Jack Connor
Our yard, Port Republic
Atlantic County, NJ
4-5 pm, high 80s, humid, partly cloudy. In 10-15 minute search of milkweeds could find only one monarch cat (worn adult was ovipositing).
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 15
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Snout 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Sachem 6
Eric Todd
Supawna Meadows
Salem County, NJ
Usual robust number of monarchs, a pair of spicebush, black swallowtails, question marks and skippers.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Sachem 3
Jennifer Bulava
Historic Smithville Park, Eastampton
Burlington County, NJ
Smith's Woods butterfly garden, during children's program; 10-11am
3 monarch caterpillars
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 2
David L. Amadio
Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Red Admiral 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Sachem 1
- Monarch 1
Pat & Clay Sutton
Kimbles Beach Road (part of Cape May NWR)
Cape May County, NJ
Stand of Yellow Leaf-cup along road (out towards marsh/Bay) again loaded with pollinators.
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 6
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 5
- Broad-winged Skipper 35
Meredith Koenig
My garden East Vineland
Cumberland County, NJ
- Cabbage White 6
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Pat & Clay Sutton
Kimbles Beach Road (part of Cape May NWR)
Cape May County, NJ
Our own garden has been scary quiet, despite loads of nectar. So it was a treat to find this Sweet Pepperbush in full bloom at the beginning of Songbird Trail and full of hairstreaks (some flowers / photo frame with 5+ on it) and other pollinators! Sorry to get this up a few days late, so glad Dave A. saw them the next day.
[Double digit counts of juniper hairstreak are very unusual. We have had three this year – two from this spot, as Pat notes, and another from Steve G at Manumuskin River Preserve, CUM, on 7-7-18. We had no double digit counts of this species in 2017 or in 2016. jc]
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 30
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 30
Jennifer Bulava
Historic Smithville Park, Eastampton
Burlington County, NJ
both sides of Smithville Park, starting at the butterfly garden.
1 monarch caterpillar on common milkweed
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 5
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 10
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 1
Meredith Koenig
My garden East Vineland
Cumberland County, NJ
5:30 p.m. Clear after heavy rain shower. Ovipositing on Common Milkweed. Kept distance, observed with binos.
- Monarch 1
Jean Gutsmuth & Chris Herz
Wheelabrator Refuge, Westville
Gloucester County, NJ
10:15-12:30, humid, some clouds. Finished our walk before the storm hit. Hummingbird clearwing in the garden as well as hummingbird coming to cardinal flower. Spicebush, Red Admiral, Silver-spotted skippers, N. Broken Dash, Sachem, BW Skippers, Pecks, Delaware, Zabulons, & Monarch in the garden.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 7
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Anglewing sp. 2
- Eastern Comma 7
- Red Admiral 2
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 2
- Monarch 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Common Sootywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 7
- Least Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 2
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
- Dun Skipper 1
Will Kerling
Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve - Cape May CH, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
Jim Trainer and I made an annual bug trip to LT. It was hot!
Some bugs did not mind the heat. It was great to find a Common Buckeye and a big variety of dragonflies! Watched a Red-spotted egg laying eggs on Black Cherry leaves.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 9
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Anglewing sp. 1
David L. Amadio
Strawberry Ave. & Yock Wock Rd.
Cumberland County, NJ
You just have to report something from a road named Yock Wock! Saw some activity as I prepared to head for home at this cornfield edge. Cloudy at this point but nice Sootywing action.
- Cabbage White 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
- Common Sootywing 4
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Bivalve area- Strawberry Ave.
Cumberland County, NJ
Sunny, windy and 84 degrees 4:14 to 5:04 p.m. A fresh Common Checkered Skipper appeared briefly. My only Sachems came here today on white clover.
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
- Delaware Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 13
David L. Amadio
CMBO-CRE Garden, Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Obs. made between 10:24 & 11:04, Part sun and 83 degrees. Hotspot here was a small patch of Mountain mint at the entry to the garden.
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 5
- Juniper Hairstreak 8
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Monarch 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 6
David L. Amadio
CMNWR-Kimble's Beach Rd.
Cape May County, NJ
Sweet Pepperbush at edge of parking area was loaded with Juniper Hairstreaks. Wind made photography a challenge. butterflies had little problem hanging on. Obs. made between 11:13 & 12:30. At 12:30 western skies showed an approaching storm. Time to head east!
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Juniper Hairstreak 20
- Gray Hairstreak 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Common Sootywing 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 7
David L. Amadio
Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve
Cape May County, NJ
Only spent a half hour here to see if Dions were still flying. Found at least two and several App Browns. Obs. made between 2:21 & 2:51
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Appalachian Brown 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Dion Skipper 2
David L. Amadio
TNC Eldora
Cape May County, NJ
Began today's search at TNC's property in Eldora. Much of today's activity was just across the street on Sweet pepperbush. Obs. made from 9:12 to 10:12 with part sun, 80 degrees and a stiff wind. Butterflies were not the only insects occupying the pepperbush. Found four Wheel bugs patiently waiting. 6 Monarch cats were on Asclepias tuberosa.
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Monarch 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 10
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Zabulon Skipper 11
- Salt Marsh Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Little Glassywing 2
- Delaware Skipper 5
- Broad-winged Skipper 51
- Dun Skipper 5
David L. Amadio
Powerline cut near ACME in CM Courthouse
Cape May County, NJ
Abundant Sweet Pepperbush this year. Waited briefly as storm system moved N-NE just missing the middle twp bike path area. Strong winds cut down on some activity. Obs. made between 12:51 & 1:47.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 20
- Horace's Duskywing 6
- Salt Marsh Skipper 4
- Northern Broken-Dash 7
- Delaware Skipper 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 7
- Dun Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Davies Sports complex-powerline cut
Cape May County, NJ
Went in about half way. Very little activity.
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Some nice action here today with multiple Swallowtails flying at once. First Hackberry Emperor of year for this garden.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 2
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Zabulon Skipper 6
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
Eric Todd
my backyard, Salem, NJ
Salem County, NJ
single monarch & skipper on butterfly bush; eastern tiger flyover
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Mike Lee & C Wyluda
Historic Smithville Park, Eastampton
Burlington County, NJ
5:51-6:18pm
Sunny and less humid 88f.
garden only…Got the Question Mark as I was leaving by the pavilion.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Question Mark 1
- Monarch 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Sachem 2
Jennifer Bulava
Historic Smithville Park, Eastampton
Burlington County, NJ
During public butterfly program, 1-3pm, Smith's Woods side. No caterpillars observed today in garden.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 10
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Least Skipper 1
Eric Todd
flower patch along Walnut Street Rd, Salem, NJ
Salem County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
David L. Amadio
Wheelabrator Refuge, Westville
Gloucester County, NJ
Obs. made from 1:55 to 4:22 p.m. Very uncomfortable level of humidity. 40-60% cloud cover and high 80's. Ten sp. observed in the garden today. Always some surprises while butterflying. No Viceroys today, very unusual at this time here to miss. Also compared to recent reports of anglewings only two Commas to be found this day. Heavy downpours and strong winds yesterday may have thinned some out. Another fresh C.Checkered Skipper today, this time in Glouco. Chiggers horrible here, be prepared!!
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Cabbage White 3
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- American Snout 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Eastern Comma 2
- Red Admiral 5
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Monarch 12
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 13
- Least Skipper 4
- Peck's Skipper 5
- Sachem 3
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 4
- Dun Skipper 2
eastern tiger fly-by (ignoring butterfly bush); black swallowtail stopped briefly to sip; monarch still at it as I write (for hours), skippers