November 2022 Sightings

Jack Miller

Fidler Hill rd
Cape May County, NJ

Stopped here while biking. 1 of frits was the size of a pearl crescent.

  • Cabbage White 1
  • Variegated Fritillary 2
  • Common Buckeye 2

Robert C. Koch

Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ

  • Variegated Fritillary 2
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 2
  • Sachem 16

Variegated Fritillary

Sachem

Common Checkered-Skipper

Jack Miller

my yard Petersburg
Cape May County, NJ

Most of the bflys in the yard today were startlingly fresh. How long will they be around?

  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • American Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Fiery Skipper 2
  • Sachem 4

American Lady

Pearl Crescent

Sachem

Jack McDonough

Harvard and Coral Ave, CMP
Cape May County, NJ

Wow, what a day for November. 64 degrees, winds switched from NNW to NE by mid day. Sunny, observations made between 9am-2pm. I was continually impressed by the amount of things around that I thought for sure I wouldn’t see again for the rest of the season. Clouded was along New England rd in farmland on right side before reaching Higbee.

[Yes, a delightful mix to see…and long-tailed closing in our latest date ever (Nov 9 in 2017 and 2020).
A good full day of surveying! jc]

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 6
  • Clouded Sulphur 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Cloudless Sulphur 9
  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • American Snout 1
  • Variegated Fritillary 2
  • Question Mark 2
  • American Lady 16
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Red Admiral 20
  • Common Buckeye 12
  • Red-spotted Purple 1
  • Monarch 20
  • Long-tailed Skipper 1
  • Ocola Skipper 3
  • Sachem 1

Jack Miller

my yard Petersburg
Cape May County, NJ

Mostly the same gang as yesterday, but with these two additions. The RBHS was rockin' for the Phils.

  • American Copper 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1

American Copper

Red-banded Hairstreak

Robert C. Koch

Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ

Sunny and warm. Question Mark seen on woodland trail. Sachems continue to be abundant.

  • Variegated Fritillary 2
  • Question Mark 1
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Sachem 31

Variegated Fritillary

Question Mark

Painted Lady

Jeanine Apgar

Home yard, Galloway Township
Atlantic County, NJ

I believe these are the same individuals that have been here a few days. This morning, while I was watching one ragged American Lady, she kept snuggling down into the tall grasses and staying a few minutes, then coming up and repeating. She was laying eggs on the newly growing rosettes of Sweet Everlasting! Buckeyes were both nectaring on Spotted Bee Balm.

My camera isn't able to focus close enough to get sharp shot of the eggs.

[Very cool observation! Good work. jc]

  • American Lady 2
  • Common Buckeye 2

American Lady ovipositing

American Lady eggs

Robert C. Koch

Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ

  • Variegated Fritillary 2
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Sachem 34

Fiery Skipper

Variegated Fritillary

Common Buckeye

Jack Miller

N. Railroad Ave Rio Grande
Cape May County, NJ

  • Pearl Crescent 2
  • Common Buckeye 21

Jack Miller and Harvey Tomlinson

Private property near the CMSTP with permission
Cape May County, NJ

We likely saw a tailess Long-tailed sk, but lost it when the black swallowtail arrived. The dorsal view of one of the ladies did not show white dots (photo).

  • Black Swallowtail 1
  • Cabbage White 3
  • Orange Sulphur 2
  • American Lady 2
  • Common Buckeye 6
  • Monarch 2
  • Fiery Skipper 5
  • Sachem 1

Black Swallowtail

American Lady

Jennifer Bulava

Laurel Run Park, Delran
Burlington County, NJ

2:30-3:30 pm. 69 degrees. Only the fritillary was worn.

  • American Copper 5
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Common Buckeye 20

American Copper

David L. Amadio

Mom's garden, Laurel Springs
Camden County, NJ

Both males.

  • Sachem 2

Chris Herz

Rowan College SJ -- Gloucester, Sewell
Gloucester County, NJ

Lunch time walk–64 degrees cloudy but then sun.

  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Common Buckeye 2

Jack McDonough

Lighthouse Ave
Cape May County, NJ

Sunny, 64 degrees, winds ENE at 6mph. 10:17 am. A November tiger along the MMP census route today.

[An extraordinarily late tiger. Our previous latest-ever date for the species was set 9 years ago – Oct 15, 2013. This one is more than two weeks later. jc]

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Monarch 4

Robert C. Koch

Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ

  • Variegated Fritillary 2
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Sachem 24

Monarch

Variegated Fritillary

Common Checkered-Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Cynthia Allen

My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ

This Cloudless S. spent some time this morning going back and forth to the still-blooming geraniums.

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1

Dave & Pat Amadio

Red Bank Battlefield, National Park
Gloucester County, NJ

My wife Pat and I went down to the park for lunch this afternoon. Marigolds in the community food bank garden & in front of the Ann Whittall house attracted a few butterflies on this gorgeous November day. Obs. from around 1-1:45, part sun and mid 70's.

  • Cabbage White 2
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • American Lady 2
  • Sachem 2

Variegated Fritillary

Lucy Hooper

Pollinator garden in Mickleton Park on Democrat Rd in Mickleton
Gloucester County, NJ

Sightings from 4-4:30 on a warm breezy day. The sachems were on Aromatic aster and Showy aster, Found 3 black swallowtail cats on Golden Alexander. The Fritillary was very faded.

  • Black Swallowtail 0
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Sachem 6

Sachem

Black Swallowtail caterpillar

Robert C. Koch

Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ

Probably the same Fiery I've been seeing in the same planting for several days along with 10-12 Sachems.

  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Sachem 26

Common Checkered-Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Fiery Skipper

Tom Bailey

Palmyra Cove Nature Park
Burlington County, NJ

Sunny, breezy, 77 degrees. Fiery Skippers - 3 males & 2 females.

  • Red Admiral 1
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper 5
  • Sachem 2

Jackie Parker

Hidden Valley section of Higbee Beach WMA
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Common Buckeye 1

Jeanine Apgar and Vicky Mcerlean

Magnesite Plant
Cape May County, NJ

Extremely warm sunny day for November, late morning. Many skippers here, but all looked like Sachem to me.

  • Common Buckeye 9
  • Sachem 5

Sachem

Sachem

Chris Herz

Tall Pines SP
Gloucester County, NJ

1-2:30 pm, 77 degrees and sunny. I thought I would see more butterflies.

  • Orange Sulphur 2

Grant Price

Forsythe NWR/Brigantine
Atlantic County, NJ

Sulphurs were in a group on the south dike, likely more than 10.

The Am ladys were individuals, on south dike, one near gull pond, and were both quick flybys.

[Welcome to Grant Price making his first report to our South Jersey Butterfly Project. jc]

  • Clouded Sulphur 10
  • American Lady 2

Clouded Sulphur

Clouded Sulphur

Tom Bailey

Rancocas State Park, Westampton Township
Burlington County, NJ

Incidental sightings while hiking in the morning. Mostly cloudy but very warm with the temperature in the upper 70s. Anglewing sp. was either a Question Mark or E. Comma.

  • Anglewing sp. 1
  • Sachem 1

Meredith Koenig

My garden East Vineland
Cumberland County, NJ

11 am, 69 degrees, cloudy and still, the common buckeye flew up and landed again among the wonderful mosaic of fallen leaves. The very slow in-out movement of wings at rest let me maintain sight.

  • Common Buckeye 1

Scott McConnell

Middle Twp. (Hand's Farm Market)
Cape May County, NJ

Temp in mid-70s; sunny. Still some flowers here, including ones planted for cutting but never harvested (zinnias, globe amaranth, etc.). All butterflies worn, except one distant sulphur that went un-ID'd – very bright, lemony yellow w/no orange, presumably a Clouded. One male/one fem for both Sachem & Fiery skips.

  • Orange Sulphur 2
  • Cloudless Sulphur 2
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Common Buckeye 8
  • Fiery Skipper 2
  • Sachem 2

Jack Miller

my yard Petersburg
Cape May County, NJ

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • American Lady 3
  • Common Buckeye 6
  • Fiery Skipper 3
  • Sachem 7

Robert C. Koch

Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ

[Interesting that, thanks to Robert K and three observers in CMY, we have fiery skippers reported at both ends of our area, in BUR as well as CMY, on Nov 7. Our all-time latest date for this increasing species is Dec 5. jc]

  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Sachem 29

Fiery Skipper

Painted Lady

Jack McDonough

My backyard, Dennisville
Cape May County, NJ

Sunny, 75 degrees, around 10:30am

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
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