April 2023 Sightings

Late afternoon walk in the woods.

Anglewing very worn

[Could this Henry's be ovipositing on that American holly leaf? If so, it is the only logged ovipositing photo of Henry's (on any plant) I can remember. jc]

Friendship area.

Noon. Sunny and windy. Mourning Cloak was a fly-by on one of the wooded trails.

First butterfly observed here this year. Flushed it from among some daffodils.

Disjunct section in Chatsworth off of Jones Rd.

Late afternoon when wind died down and sun was strong.

Sunny Windy seen one Blue Corporal.

[Our 2nd Juvenal's report for 2023 and the first from CAM. jc]

Sunny Windy

This sulphur's appearance is what I would expect in the winter. I spent a modest amount of time looking through the SJBP Recent Sightings and saw that we have few photos of spring sulphurs. Might be nice to get some more.

[I second the motion! jc]

Sunny, high 50's.

My first garden butterfly of the year and one of my favorites. It is not a "designer" butterfly– all fancy and tricked out…but fills in spaces others don't use and seems to always be around. Keep your eyes out for the 3-spotted flavor.

Sunny and breezy, 64 degrees. Cabbage White was a fly-by while I was weeding.

Obs. made from 11:15 to 4:15, Mostly sunny and low 70's. Near perfect weather but few butterflies. Very little opportunity for decent images. Azures afforded little chance for I.D. Glassboro was not too long ago a great place for sorting out the azures, but numbers have been way down in recent years. One Mourning Cloak landed on my hat at least 4 times. It charged at me numerous times. Enjoyed the sound of its wings!

[The sounds of a butterly's wings – a special pleasure appreciated only by the truly attentive ;-)! jc]

As I was turning onto rt 50 south this afternoon, a lady (Almost positive it was American) just about flew into my windshield. I wouldn't normally report such, but knowing that FOY Am Ladies were seen in the Cape today I thought it interesting to add to the number on this day of emergence.

[Our first clouded sulphurs report of 2023. jc]

Sunny, 68 degrees, S at 11mph. Walked Dennisville RR north to ponds and then RR south from Petersburg Rd to Gatzmer Ave and up the road to Main St.

[An impressive list, including our log's FOY American lady. jc]

[Only our 2nd SAL report so far in 2023. jc]

As is typically the case this time of year, I had many (at least 8) unidentified fly-bys which is very frustrating. But the E. tailed-blue more than made up for the misses.

[Yes, and it's the FOY for our log in 2023. Nice! jc]

One long distance shot before the ghs flew off.

[Our log's first gray hairstreak of 2023 and a second report from 4-4-23 of clouded sulphur. The butterfly world is warming up! jc]

Sand road with lots of puddles, afternoon. Orangetip was high in a red cedar. An azure was ovipositing on a highbush blueberry bud.

[Our log's first orangetip of 2023 and our first JUDW in ATL. Good finds, Jeanine! jc]

First time seeing a Elfin at the UV lights for me. The Moth is a Green-Dusted Zale.

[Cool! – and the lights seem to bring out the green that we see in some Henry's in South Jersey, sometimes considered a subspecies, viridissima…or intermediates between viridissima and all brown individuals. Fun to see! jc]

Incidental sighting while in the yard today.

Sunny and approaching 80 degrees!

First Falcate Orangetip for this location.

[Good find, Chip – only our log's 2nd orangetip in 2023, and the first reported for CAM since 4-21-2020 (Matt Webster). jc]