May 2022 Sightings
Jackie Parker
Hidden Valley section of Higbee Beach WMA
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Monarch 3
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Tom Bailey
Greenwood Forest WMA
Ocean County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Brown Elfin 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- American Lady 10
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Sachem 4
Therese Hurter
EHT Nature Reserve
Atlantic County, NJ
Sunny and warm, around noon. Red Spotted Purple was flying through wooded area.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 6
- Sachem 1
Dolores Amesbury
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
R-S Purple joined Question Mark on fruit dish.
[Congratulations, DA on our first backyard "Swallowtail Sweep" of 2022 (all three of our regular s'tails in one garden on one day). jc]
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Azure, sp. 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Sachem 2
Eileen Bennett
Waretown backyard - Monarch Waystation# 10016
Ocean County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Question Mark 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Dave DeSarno
Manasquan WMA (Ridge Rd.)
Ocean County, NJ
3:30-5:30 sunny and hot. Possibly 1 black swallowtail as well. Some wildflowers blooming in the meadows but most activity was in the forested areas.
- Spicebush Swallowtail 7
- Cabbage White 1
- Zabulon Skipper 8
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Pat & Clay Sutton, Wendy & Dennis Allen
Swainton Bike Path
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Wijbren Huisman
S.J. Tech Park, Glassboro
Gloucester County, NJ
Observation: 1.00-2.30
High counts of Cabbage White.
My first sighting of a Monarch this year.
[Our log's 3rd painted lady for 2022 and the first outside CMY. jc]
- Black Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 30
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Painted Lady 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Least Skipper 2
- Sachem 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 7
- Cabbage White 1
- Azure, sp. 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Teresa Knipper
New bike trail north of Goshen Swainton road
Cape May County, NJ
Walk between 10-11:30 with Pat Sutton
- Black Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 1
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Little Wood-Satyr 10
Pat and Clay Sutton, Teresa Knipper
Sutton GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
2 newborn Monarch caterpillars ("just hatched") on Common Milkweed. Sizable American Lady caterpillar on Field Pussy Toes.
[Our first photo'd monarch cat of 2022 – presumably "Generation 2," grandchild of Mexican over-winterers. jc]
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- American Lady 0
- Little Wood-Satyr 2
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Claire Campbell
Duchess Avenue Backyard
Burlington County, NJ
- Monarch 1
Chris Herz
Audubon garden
Camden County, NJ
Zabulon a female.
[Congratulations to Chris on our log's second "Swallowtail Sweep" of 2022 – all three regular swallowtails in one yard on one day. jc]
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Teresa Knipper and Pat Sutton
Lizard Tail
Cape May County, NJ
[Our first crossline skipper of 2022. This report and Dolores Amesbury's Aaron's gives us 55 species for 2022 as we head into June – with one last day in May. Can we add another FOY today? jc]
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 5
- Frosted Elfin 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- American Lady 3
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 2
- Little Wood-Satyr 4
- Monarch 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Crossline Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Also had a swallowtail briefly, likely spicebush.
- Cabbage White 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Azure, sp. 1
- Dusted Skipper 2
- Cabbage White 5
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Zabulon Skipper 6
- Least Skipper 4
- Sachem 2
Dolores Amesbury
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
No swallowtails today!
[But our log's FOY Aaron's skipper for 2022. Good find! jc]
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Eileen Bennett
Waretown backyard - Monarch Waystation# 10016
Ocean County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
10:45 am to 2:10 pm. Partly sunny early then mostly cloudy when finished. Breezy with a brief rain shower @1:30. Temps in low 70s.