August 2022 Sightings
Kathy Horn
Kimble's Beach Road
Cape May County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 8
- Zabulon Skipper 7
- Broad-winged Skipper 5
Pat & Clay Sutton
Sutton GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Juniper Hairstreak 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Pat & Clay Sutton
Sutton GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Big showing of Red-banded Hairstreaks at 5:30 pm (18).
[That's our highest count of red-banded since 5/18/22 when Barbara Sendelbach found 28 in Woodland Township. jc]
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 18
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
Harvey Tomlinson
Davies Sports Center
Cape May County, NJ
45 mins. Both sides of the bike path. Horribly dry with very little activity. 17 Common Buckeye and not a single Mangrove.
- Cabbage White 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Common Buckeye 17
Kathy Horn
Back Neck Rd, Fairton
Cumberland County, NJ
Large patch of milkweed on grassy section of field along road
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 9
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
Robert C. Koch
Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 3
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Monarch 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 11
Wijbren Huisman
Atkinson Memorial Park, Sewell
Gloucester County, NJ
Brief observation: 1:00-1:30. Ironweed is in full bloom.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 3
- Monarch 0
Chris Herz
Audubon garden
Camden County, NJ
Variegated frit new for this season—interested in small passion vine starts and violets but mostly sunning itself.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Monarch 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Tom Bailey
Tabernacle Township yard
Burlington County, NJ
Late afternoon sightings while working in the yard.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
Jennifer Bulava
Delaware River Heritage Trail, Roebling section
Burlington County, NJ
9:30-11:45 am. Sunny, mid 80s, light breeze.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 9
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
Dolores Amesbury
My yard in CMCH
Cape May County, NJ
10am - 5pm. Although it seems that butterflies have been hard to come by this year, with the addition of Delaware Skipper today, we are only one species behind last year’s cumulative total for this date in the yard.
[Excellent news. Dolores. Thank you! jc]
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 5
- Common Sootywing 2
- Zabulon Skipper 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 3
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 2
- Little Glassywing 1
- Sachem 8
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 14
Kathy Horn
Seabreeze Rd, Bridgeton
Cumberland County, NJ
Very hot & humid. Conservative count since I butterflied a lot from the car. Was happy to see all the Sleepy Oranges and the early Cloudless Sulphur. Less happy to see the narrow-winged mantis devouring the still-struggling swallowtail.
- Black Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 16
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 4
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 5
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Monarch 2
Jeanine Apgar
Home yard, Galloway Township
Atlantic County, NJ
First Zabulon I've seen in weeks. I've been scouring the sweet pepperbushes, as they are usually near them now. I expect they will switch to Swamp Loosestrife soon as it starts to bloom.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Little Glassywing 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Monarch 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Variegated Fritillary 1
David L. Amadio
Backyard butterfly garden, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Found my first RB Hairstreak of the year for this garden tonight. Eastern Tiger was a stunningly fresh female.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 1
- Dion Skipper 1
Chris Herz
Collingswood parking area under PATCO
Camden County, NJ
Around 7:30 pm–have seen so few hairstreaks.
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Monarch 1
Wijbren Huisman
Tall Pines State Preserve
Gloucester County, NJ
Observation: 9.00-12.00
Hot and humid.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 65
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Anglewing sp. 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Red-spotted Purple 6
- Monarch 8
- Silver-spotted Skipper 100
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 15
- Least Skipper 5
- Peck's Skipper 12
- Sachem 3
- Dun Skipper 1
Clifford Hence
Maurice River Diner
Cumberland County, NJ
Numerous butterflies on the Purple Loose Strife planting outside of the diner. Most seemed to be Broadwing Skipprs.
[Welcome to the South Jersey Butterfly Project, Clifford. jc]
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 35
Pat & Clay Sutton
Sutton GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Very brief strolls through garden. Sightings while watering.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 10
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
Tim Deppa
Cherry Hill residence
Camden County, NJ
American Lady seen at Lion’s Lake in Voorhees. Dark morph tiger and others at my residence.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Jack McDonough
Cape May RR/Garret Family Preserve
Cape May County, NJ
Sunny, 86 degrees. Winds SSE, 78% humidity
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 5
- Orange Sulphur 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 7
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 14
- Question Mark 3
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 5
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
- Monarch 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 18
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing 2
- Zabulon Skipper 10
- Least Skipper 1
- Sachem 4
- Broad-winged Skipper 9
Jack McDonough
Peaslee WMA
Cumberland County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 10
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Red-spotted Purple 5
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
Robert C. Koch
Lumberton Leas on Creek Rd. Lumberton, NJ
Burlington County, NJ
High count at LL for Spicebush Swallowtail.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 4
- Monarch 9
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 3
- Peck's Skipper 2
- Sachem 4
Tom Bailey
Franklin Parker Preserve, Woodland Township
Burlington County, NJ
Early evening walk from 5 to 7 pm. Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm & brief shower. Temps in the upper 80s.
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 2
Pat & Clay Sutton
Sutton GDN in Goshen
Cape May County, NJ
Enjoyed while watering, trying to keep the garden alive. FIRST of the year Hackberry Emperors appeared and showed up late in the day. Monarch has a hole in its wing.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 3
- American Snout 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 2
- Hackberry Emperor 2
- Monarch 1
Brief time in garden.