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]

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

Friendship area.

Disjunct section in Chatsworth off of Jones Rd.

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

Late afternoon when wind died down and sun was strong.

Sunny Windy

Sunny, high 50's.

Sunny Windy seen one Blue Corporal.

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

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, 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]

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.

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

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.

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]

[Our first clouded sulphurs report of 2023. jc]

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

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]

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]

Incidental sighting while in the yard today.

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]

Sunny and approaching 80 degrees!

Temps approaching 80 degrees, high humidity. I thought this was another cabbage white, but upon closer inspection, I noted wingtips of orange!

Unidentified elfin, thinking it might be a brown elfin, sorry for bad exposure!

[I am not sure about the elfin. Maybe one of our veterans can chip in on this one. jc]

[Update: after an exchange of emails, Tom Bailey and Jack Miller agreed that this was a brown elfin. That makes it our log's FOY for 2023. Good find and ID, Jeanine! And thanks to Tom and Jack for the assistance! jc]

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]